McCain's advisors on judges

One of the frequent and, I think, reasonable criticisms of John McCain is that he has not yet demonstrated a commitment to putting originalist judges on federal benches. In fact, with the Gang of Fourteen deal and his unfortunate comments about Justice Alito, McCain gave conservatives real reason to doubt his judgment on judicial picks.

I, for one, feel a little better now that McCain has announced the membership of his Judicial Advisory Committee. Chaired by Ted Olson and Sam Brownback, the Committee also includes pro-life and/or originalist stalwarts Gerry Bradley, Steven Calabresi, Rick Garnett, Robert George, Fred Thompson, and Eugene Volokh.

But wait! Is that Lindsey Graham I see in there? The Lindsey Graham who abetted McCain's abandonment of qualified, competent Bush nominees and undermined deployment of the Constitutional Option?

Let us hope the Committee makes its decisions by majority vote.