In a column, John Fund of the Wall Street Journal made a passing reference to a meeting Senator McCain recently had with conservatives.(The Week)(Senator John McCain)(Brief article)

In a column, John Fund of the Wall Street Journal made a passing reference to a meeting Senator McCain recently had with conservatives. He told those conservatives that as president he would try to nominate justices similar to John Roberts--but perhaps not similar to Samuel Alito, who was, he apparently suggested, too controversial. This story adds to the concerns many conservatives have about McCain as nominator in chief. On one hand, the senator voted for Alito, as he voted for Roberts, Thomas, and Scalia. On the other, he has never shown great interest in judicial issues, and advertises his indifference to the social issues with which they are often ...