Andy, here’s the problem with your posting: The position that all ten judicial nominees should have gotten through is true in a metaphysical sense, but not in a practical sense. You say you are not “against compromise,” but the sad fact of the present moment is that sacrificing a few of the nominees was the only compromise position, given the conduct and views of the Democrats. Look, it stinks, it absolutely stinks, as a matter of fairness. If any human being on this planet should be a hugh-court judge in the United States, it’s Brett Kavanaugh. But politically, it doesn’t stink. Politically, it puts the Democrats in a box.

Oh, and if I know my President Bush — and I think I do–when the Supreme Court opening comes up, he will appoint Miguel Estrada unless Estrada refuses him. And if not Estrada, then Janice Rogers Brown will make the fastest journey from judge to Justice in history.

UPDATE: Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination was not one of the two explicitly sacrificed in the deal memo, so there’s still hope there.