won't push the court dramatically to the right.
Replacing two justices at the same time will have an enormous impact on the court and the lives and liberties of all Americans for decades.
Ultraconservatives are so determined to swing the Supreme Court to the right that they pounded their own president's nominee into submission and now demand a nominee with unquestioned far-right credentials.
This is going to be the most important, most controversial Supreme Court confirmation battle since Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
This is the first time in 11 years that we've had a Supreme Court vacancy, the longest time since 1823.
It is tempting to just sit back and smile at the angst among all the right-wingers. But there's just too much at stake. Her vote could push the court dramatically to the right.
They will have no standing to criticize President Bush, John Roberts and the court for taking away fundamental rights that the American people thought was theirs forever.
The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court.