Perspective

I guess where you are makes a difference as to how you see things. A friend who was an Auburn fan fumed that the ball touched the ground on a purported catch by a Tennessee receiver a few years ago. As I viewed the play, it was clear that the receiver had control of the ball and then it touched the ground. That is the definition of a "catch."

Where you are "from" determines how you view things. Just recently, Senator Schumer (D-N.Y.) commented that Judge Gorsuch was just a stooge or a puppet of President Trump. He votes just like Trump wants him to, was the meaning of the comment.

I would respectfully challenge Senator Schumer to point out any substantiative difference between the SCOTUS votes of Justice Sonia Sotomayor or Justice  Elena Kagan and former President Obama. If we are charging Presidents with nominating puppets, it would seem that our Democratic friends are hoist on their own petard.

But, the challenges that Judge Gorsush has been "biased" against different groups of people actually depends upon where one stands on the issue. For instance, the Hobby Lobby decision is cited as bad because he favored "big business" over the little guy. (Not sure where the little guy comes in here, as the defendant was Uncle Sam. Incidentally, the former Supreme Court agreed with Judge Gorsuch in their ruling.

So who is out of the mainstream? One might posit the idea that Schumer and his buddies are in a little tributary off to the left of the main stream. As Judge Gorsuch and the rest of the Supreme Court pass by, they appear, to Schumer to be "out of the stream." When he finds himself left behind, he may wake up.

Just on a whim, how many of Judge Gorsuch's decisions have been reversed by the SCOTUS?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/12/neil-gorsuchs-opinions-never-overturned-by-supreme/
This link mentions one or two decisions that were reversed or sent back for rehearing. (On Wednesday (4/5/17) another one was overruled.) Judge Gorsuch participated in roughly 2,700 cases has written 240 opinions, including 175 majority opinions. For reference, Justice Sotomayor (Obama)  was reversed at least nine times according to a quick survey of previous decisions.

Who is out of the mainstream? Maybe Schumer needs to swim back toward the center.

Oh, by the way, the instant replay official ruled the play a catch, as ruled on the field.
(Ed Note: Judge Gorsuch was confirmed (4/7) and sworn in (4/10).)