No way was there a 'deal on this. It would have leaked days ago.
Worst case here for some 'Conservatives'....he rules exactly like Justice Kennedy.
Worst case here is that he rules just like Justice Roberts.
Kennedy was a libertarian, fairly reliable on most issues, except for his ardent defense of homosexuality and squishiness on most social issues.
Roberts is an unpredictable corporatist.
Or, even worse, it could be a David Souter who turns out to be a far-left justice. Coincidentally, Roberts and Souter were both Bush family nominees, and they just LOVE Kavanaugh.