You are right, but you help make another point that rep party know how to get things done. Some could say that Thomas is least qualified person on court in ages. However, the attacks on him are becuase he is a clone of Scalia, not because he is underqualified. That is not allowed in our PC world. I agree that Roberts and Alito have produced surprising opinions, not just more clones of Scalia, but real leadership from Roberts. It’s amazing the number of 7-2 decisions on the court. Scalia and Thomas may be so far removed from reality that they could never get elected.
As a side note, there’s Judge Posner who states some bizarre opinions, but is a brilliant anti-trust/economic scholar, powerhouse author. Someone that both parties would hate, which would probably be good for the country.