Merrick Garland Is A 'Qualified' Supreme Court Nominee--But He Doesn't Pass Obama's Test

BY JAMES R. COPLAND - From Clement Haynsworth to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas to Samuel Alito, Democrats have consistently worked aggressively to block GOP appointees to the Court over the last 50 years, on ideological grounds. So it's hardly surprising that GOP senators, now in the majority, would approach now-President Obama’s nomination similarly.