If I were a Republican Senator, I wouldn’t lift a finger to oppose this woman, she is not worth the effort. She is run of the mill intellectually, and she will not sway anyone on the court, nor start any new theories of constitutional law. She is a diabetic, and is unlikely to live and work into her late 80s, like Stevens.

If BO gets to make more appointments, they will be, depending on whether Ginsburg or Stevens is next to go, a white woman or a black man. A third appointment would likely be a black woman. If he gets to make more than three appointments, we are all in deep trouble.