Rehnquist too?

I think Josh is on to something here... if the Dems get squeezed politically and have to let a repugnant candidate through, that will probably allow them to hold firm in order to get a more moderate (and Roe v. Wade supporting) nominee through. Then the balance stays the same and the religious wingers don't get their payday.

Obviously I would like to makes some gains here, but you do the best you can (or at least you should... that friggin' filibuster deal certainly wasn't the best we could do...)