No, it's because the Supreme Court is pretty fucking important and, as much as people try to say otherwise, has a much greater impact on peoples' personal lives than either of the other branches. The President can veto a bill, Congress can override it, but both have to answer to the Supreme Court. And there's that small part about justices serving indefinately. I have no problems with nominations being fought, no matter who's doing it. You can't just rubber stamp everyone. Where I have a problem is attacking whoever might be resisting it, as is happening now. Seriously, how will it be rationalized when the current excessively outraged people do it themselves later on?