How John McCain Can Win Over Reagan Democrats and Hillary Clinton
Supporters

     John McCain, an Arizona Senator, is a product of the Ronald
Reagan years and can take a Reagan-like position with respect to
a potential Supreme Court appointment.  
     Reagan, during his first presidential campaign, promised
that, if given the opportunity, he would appoint the first woman
as a Supreme Court justice.  After Reagan was elected, he kept
his promise and appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme
Court.  
     Justice O'Connor is now retired.  However, O'Connor is now
and was, prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, a
prominent resident of the State of Arizona.  She had been Arizona
State Senate Majority Leader and Arizona State Senate Republican
Leader.  She has been one of McCain's constituents for over
eleven years.    
     In view of the above, I suggest that McCain request a
meeting with O'Connor to have a serious, heart-to-heart talk
about her judicial philosophy, her record as a Supreme Court
Justice, her opinions as to the current state of the Supreme
Court, and her opinions as to the direction which the Supreme
Court seems to be moving toward.  
     After such a meeting, McCain, I would hope, would publicly
promise, that if he had the opportunity in a McCain
Administration, he would appoint a person to the Supreme Court in
the mold of Sandra Day O'Connor.  
     Such an appointment would be in the tradition of Ronald
Reagan.  Such an appointment would provide a clear distinction
between himself and George W. Bush who has appointed John Roberts
and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.  
     Such an appointment would please many Hillary Clinton
supporters who would rather not vote for Obama, for whatever
reasons, and would like a good reason to vote for McCain.  
     Such an appointment would please many people generally, and
many women specifically, whether Democrat or Republican or
Independent, who worry about a future appointment of a Supreme
Court justice in the mold of John Roberts or Samuel Alito.  
     For such a campaign promise by McCain, that's a change we
can believe in.