One-Half Cheer for the Old Guard!

[Brad De Long]

>Cause they're outliers, compared to liberals like Rehnquist
>or socialists like David Souter.
>
>mbs
>
>
>>>
>>>It always comes down to the Supreme Court.  I wonder
>>>how often Clinton's appointees voted differently from
>>>the others, putting aside Scalia and Thomas.
>>>
>>>mbs
>>
>>Why "putting aside Scalia and Thomas"?
>>

Yes. But Republicans nominate and confirm "outliers" as well as 
touchy-feely socialists like David Souter