The “Brian Sandoval for SCOTUS” experiment was everything wrong with Democratic politics

President Obama reported consideration of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, as a possible Supreme Court nominee has come to an end: Sandoval doesn’t want the job. But, even after it's been popped, the Sandoval trial balloon merits an autopsy: It was a horrible idea and should not be repeated in any form.(Some analysts saw this as a never-in-reality-serious proposal that was simply intended to troll Republicans. Obama's track record of self-sabotaging "compromise" makes me doubt tha