And now for something completely different...

Justice Kennedy has announced his retirement. That means Trump will get to nominate yet another Justice, and the left is in a frenzy over this It seems the fear is that RVW will be reversed. All sorts of dire consequences are foretold. Surely this is not fearmongering, just sober fearless pursuit of truth beauty rightousness.

The most likely result will be a confirmation of Trump's choice. The Dems have already sworn to oppose him/her, without even knowing the choice.

The 10 Democrats running for re-election in states Trump carried will be in a tough position. Vote against the nominee, and they will have to defend that choice to an angry electorate and likely lose the election. Vote for him/her, and they will lose their party's support.

The Dems only hope is to delay the nomination until after the 2018 election. They don't have the strength to keep it from coming up, so they will have to resort to Borking* the nominee - character assassination of the most vile sort. Lies and innuendo will be thick as autumn leaves. But all indications are that this is the way they will go, just as soon as Trump nominates somebody, they will start with the "He kills babies" an "she is racist" stuff.

Anybody see this working any differently?

* Definition of Bork(Merriam-Webster)
Borked or borked; Borking or borking; Borks or borks
US politics, slang
: to attack or defeat (a nominee or candidate for public office) unfairly through an organized campaign of harsh public criticism or vilification