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And Chuck Schumer’s, Dick Durbin’s, Russ Feingold’s – shoot, even Al Franken’s. If they’re paying attention, that is. Any Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat  who has ever contributed to the glut of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by continually pontificating against “extremist right-wingers” on the Supreme Court who are supposedly way, way “out-of-the-mainstream” are going to have trouble explaining this poll.

Seems that 58% of Americans would prefer the Supreme Court to keep the definition of marriage intact, but only 52% expect it to do so, when the Prop 8 case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger reaches there.

Now, I don’t know how Chairman Leahy and his board of mis-directors (a/k/a Judiciary Dems) define “mainstream” judicial philosophy, but it appears that the American public (I’d say 58% qualifies as “mainstream,” wouldn’t you?) views it as a few degrees to the right of where the Court is now. In other words, THEY WANT MORE CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES in the future, not fewer.

So, my dear friends on the Left, when Justice Stevens retires this summer (I’m not saying he is or isn’t, just repeatin’ rumors), please don’t crank up the old “we must stop the ultra right-wing takeover of the Court” meme in order to justify another liberal appointment to the Court. You can’t protect the President on this one.

This poll shows that Americans want marriage to remain marriage. They want justices smart enough to figure out that same-sex marriage is not in the Constitution. And, in a happy coincidence, we may have an opening for just such a justice this summer.

You can either listen to what America is saying, or memorize six words: Martha Coakley, John Corzine, Creigh Deeds.