Reply #41: I don't think she would be that hard to get through the Senate [View All]

Even Sotomayor only took 2 months to confirm and ultimately she made it with more than 2/3rds of the Senate consenting. It is extremely difficult to prevent a nominee from ultimately going forward and being confirmed. Believe it or not, there are still a few GOPher senators who still believe that presidential elections have consequences. The biggest political problem is dragging a confirmation out for an extended period of time, especially if the right can paint them as being controversial. Kagan also has the advantage of recently going through the Senate confirmation process, so any major issued the GOPhers had with her would have been brought out then.

Personally I think Obama would be better off with someone like Sotomayor. Give the GOPhers who are out of touch with the mainstream something to grumble about, but still keep the left fairly happy and ultimately get confirmed relatively quickly.