Expect to here a lot about this - Ginsburg passed with over 90 votes including plenty of Republicans; because although her politics were liberal (former member of the ACLU) the Republicans believed she was qualified to serve despite their hatred of her politics.
What they don't tell you is that Orrin Hatch, Republican and then chairman of Judiciary, suggested Ginsburg to President Clinton. Clinton was going to nominate his secretary of labor (or something) and Hatch said that that person would never pass and recommended he look at Ginsburg (and someone else, memory serves). So it turns out that Clinton did consult with Congress to pick out the right candidate.
If President Bush does that we will still get a loser Republican - but we may avoid getting a Fascist. And he may get his nominee through congress without as much trouble.
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