Who Will Trump Pick? Update: Brett Kavanaugh

PJ Media: Live Blog Speculation

DRUDGE REPORT: JUSTICE BRETT

Rumors are Kethledge is out and it is coming down to Barrett or Hardiman. I am skeptical on the rumor mill. Personally, I would hope the President picks Amy Barrett. Young, attractive, seven kids (two adopted from Haiti). That would probably make lefty heads explode the most and if they managed to Bork her (and I am not sure they could), it just means someone like Hardiman comes in. They targeted Barrett over her faith last time and it didn't work. A battle like this now would probably hurt Democrats in the midterms.

What Trump can't have happen is a candidate who then goes wishy on him and drifts left when they finally get on the bench. He needs to move the court more in the Scalia-Thomas Orginalist position, not in a Kennedy-Roberts moderate place.

The irony of David French claiming the Kavanaugh pick is a lost opportunity. French and his NeverTrumper pals did all they could have done to have Hillary Clinton picking SCOTUS justices. What a shameless twit. Is there a rock he can crawl under? https://t.co/978fO0Li7N pic.twitter.com/WSUYEreeM5

— Evi L. Bloggerlady (@MsEBL) July 10, 2018

Instapundit: Trump could end up replacing 3, maybe 4 justices his first term, Kavanaugh Kabuki, Schumer's Options, Chuck Todd: Kavanaugh Very Confirmable, Bonus!, Neil Gorsuch 2.0, Hey, Glenn's take, It's Kavanaugh, Papist Threat, Allah's Hunch,  Reynolds, SCOTUS madness week kicks off, Why should a single federal judge make law for the whole country?, NYT go full Godfather on the GOP

Hot Air: How's The Pick?, Kavanaugh, Allah's Hunch: It'll be Barrett for SCOTUS, You stay classy, Michelle Wolfe, and Sunday Focus: Cavanaugh or Hardiman?

Legal Insurrection: Dems don't know much, but know this, Mature Decision, Kavanaugh, POTUS and SCOTUS week and The Godfather, Part SCOTUS

AoSHQ: Morning Report, Democrats wanting to "fix it" in their favor, Ok with Kav, You Can Wake Up Now, Thick as a Dick and Lefties Losing Their S*&!

Daily Caller: Kavanaugh, Protests planned regardless who Trump picks

Powerline: Kavanaugh, Breitbart Dumbs It Down

Volokh: Prelminary Thoughts on Kavanaugh

Lem's Place: Troll, The end of the world

NONE of these candidates are extreme, but lefty heads will be exploding regardless of who's picked.

Bloomberg: Trump will make pick tonight

What are you serving at the supreme court nominee reveal tailgate party this afternoon?

Keeping it simple here - brats, cole slaw, beer.

And I'll have the Notre Dame fight song playing on the patio speakers.

— Michael Haz (@Michael_Haz) July 9, 2018

I just got reminded that a surprising Democratic senator voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Court of Appeals. pic.twitter.com/f2X1a7v5J0

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) July 9, 2018

I fully expect that Democrats will give Trump's #SCOTUSnominee the same thoughtful consideration that was given to Ned Stark in season one of Game of Thrones. #SCOTUS #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/VMAfaYBcjz

— Mike a.k.a. Proof (@ProofBlog) July 9, 2018

TOM: Democrats use Kavanaugh nomination for fundraising, Rhetorical escalation, The Confirmation Circus Begins

Instapundit: Be Prepared!