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Filling Souter's Shoes
David Souter apparently is retiring. I keep resisting writing the "Evil David Souter." The supposedly responsible conservative appointed by the supposedly responsible conservative president who turned out to be a reliable member of the left-wing block. Souter's ideological predilections were on display last year, when about the only serious conservative argument to be made for John McCain was the Supreme Court. Reports the Washington Post:
A friend who ran into him last summer in Concord said he was surprised by just how strongly Souter spoke about wanting to leave Washington. "He said, 'If Obama wins, I'll be the first one to retire,' " said the friend, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because Souter had not yet announced a retirement.
The early word is that the Obama administration wants to choose a woman. And Vice President Joseph Biden, when he's not directing the nation's transportation system, will be in charge of coming up with a list of candidates. The Post gives a few names being tossed about:
Although Obama's choice would probably be far different from the 69-year-old intellectual bachelor from New Hampshire, the replacement would almost surely have a similar ideological outlook. Most court observers also believe Obama would be likely to choose a woman as his first appointment, since Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the lone female among the nine justices.
Most often mentioned as possibilities are two appeals judges, Sonia Sotomayor of New York and Diane P. Wood of Chicago, along with Obama's new solicitor general, Elena Kagan. Vice President Biden has been charged with drawing up a list of possible nominees, according to the source close to the court.
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White House advisers have been drafting lists of potential replacements virtually since Obama took office, and the list is said to also include Stanford University law professor Kathleen M. Sullivan, Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, Michigan Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm and Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears.
A liberal nomination is inevitable. About all conservatives can do is push hard against any truly radical nominee.
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Dennis D| 5.1.09 @ 7:50AM
Kagan would be interesting however she did once offer an opinion that warrantless wiretaps are legal. This may be her downfall with the liberals.
R. Dittmar| 5.1.09 @ 8:10AM
As David Frum can tell you, this is the worse thing that has ever happened to the GOP in the history of the universe and it's all the social conservatives fault.
John| 5.1.09 @ 10:25AM
I like Bush senior. I respect the man for being a patriot with a true love for our country. But as for conservatism, he really shafted us by picking Souter, without a doubt.
And, as your post notes, Republicans have little hope of being anything more than the annoying fly in the room when it comes to the nomination process.
The only silver lining I can see, and this is reaching I know, is that Republicans will be able to show how liberal and partisan Obama really is with his choice.
The only question is: do the establishment Republicans have the backbone and leadership to make such a political assault effective?
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Red Phillips| 5.1.09 @ 1:29PM
"I keep resisting writing the "Evil David Souter.""
Aw come on. Don't resist. Just do it.
Red Phillips| 5.1.09 @ 1:30PM
BTW, I'm floating Kevin Gutzman as his replacement. Let's get some buzz started.
Dan| 5.1.09 @ 2:09PM
I don't get it. Maybe it's because I'm hopelessly conventional, hopelessly heterosexual and heteronormative, but I just don't get it.
We've been hearing for quite some time of the "five genders." Supposedly there's not just men and women, male and female. Supposedly there are these other three out there somewhere, neither male nor female, but rather three other "genders." Kind of sounds like "the final five" from the recent version of Battlestar Gallactica!
So why isn't Obama, the messianic one, the annointed one, the one with so much compassion for all, so "inclusive." Why isn't he going with one of these fabled and much heard of other three "genders."
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