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>>>You know nothing of their judicial record to qualify them as conservative or liberal.<<<


Is it fair to say that presidents like to appoint judges who they believe share their political philosophy? I think you have to answer yes to that. You can point to Souter all day long to make your case and it'll still stink since he was considered a conservative when he was appointed by Bush and voted accordingly early on. He's obviously not lived up to the hard right's expectations which could just as well mean the right has drifted further right rather than Souter drifting further left.


Initially, from 1990-93, he tended to be a conservative-leaning Justice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Souter


Conclusion: Conservative presidents don't appoint liberal judges.