Sandoval removes his name from SCOTUS consideration

Yesterday, news broke that President Obama was supposedly vetting Republican Governor Brian Sandoval for the Supreme court seat left empty by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. More than likely, this was never a real plan. It was either a head fake designed to see if there were any weak-kneed GOPers who'd waver on their refusal to appoint an Obama pick if the nom was Republican, or it was a trial balloon designed to see if Sandoval's perceived 2nd Amendment support could overcome his reputation as a RINO on a host of other issues. Today we've learned that all of the speculation is irrelevant. Whether or not Sandoval was being genuinely considered doesn't matter anymore, since he's removed his name from consideration.