is posting an AP story that cites outside sources with ties to
the White House saying that former Deputy Attorney General Larry
Thompson and current White House counsel Harriet Miers are on the
short list for the O'C seat.
Miers is a name that came into play late in the process last
go-round. By anyone's estimation, she would possess almost no
paper trail for the Judiciary Committee or outside groups to work
with.
Thompson's name has been out there for some time, and is
considered by some Washington insiders to be a strong candidate.
He and the President hit it off during Thompson's time directing
the President's Corporate Fraud Task Force. He probably doesn't
possess much more of a paper trail than Miers.
Perhaps there is no point in trying to keep up with these
stories, but the fact that so much is now swirling about would
indicate that a choice is all but certain in the coming days.
Plans remain for a vote on Roberts on Thursday. That or Friday
remains the target date for a new announcement.
