Which Republican can be trusted to nominate judges?

John Fund gives a reason to pause about John McCain. Fund writes in this article that:

Mr. McCain bruised his standing with conservatives on the issue when in 2005 he became a key player in the so-called gang of 14, which derailed an effort to end Democratic filibusters of Bush judicial nominees. More recently, Mr. McCain has told conservatives he would be happy to appoint the likes of Chief Justice John Roberts to the Supreme Court. But he indicated he might draw the line on a Samuel Alito, because "he wore his conservatism on his sleeve.

Not sure whether we can expect Romney or Giuliani to do much better. It's surprising that none of these guys understand how much this issue is a net plus for conservatives. Remember that President Bush's slide in popularity didn't occur after Medicare drug coverage, No Child Left Behind, setbacks in Iraq, but when he nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. At that point, conservatives quit fighting for the guy. If Giuliani or McCain would only come out unequivocally for originalist judges, then conservatives would rally behind them. On the other hand, I'm not sure that would help Romney because he has a record of telling people what they want to hear for political gain.