The old adage that “no good deed goes unpunished” seems true in many areas of politics. And judicial nominations have certainly become one of those areas.

I recently wrote to argue that Republicans should not play “nice” when it comes to judicial nominations. Expecting the Harry Reid (D-Nevada)/Charles Schumer (D-New York)/Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) radical bulldozer to act on a reasonable basis is a futile exercise.