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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Siegfried: [QB] A lot of people (people, of course, referring to those media pundits who did an oh-so-wonderful job of predicting the verdict in the Michael Jackson case, so take ample grains of salt) seem to think that Bush is going to avoid the huge battles and pick someone relatively moderate like Alberto Gonzales. What they're basing this one is anyone's guess, aside from Gonzales having a legal background and is a friend of Bush. What makes them think Bush is going to do anything to avoid a judicial battle is anyone's guess. One article I read said Janice Rogers Brown is a possible nominee, which is interesting in that she only got her current judicial posting this month. The local media has also been trumpeting Senator John Cornyn possibly being nominated, and thus clearing the path for someone new to take up the mantle of "least popular US Senator". In short: no one knows what Bush's plan is except Karl Rove. O'Connor retiring is a cause for concern, but a replacement with a conservative justice would just balance the conservative and liberal wings (now standing at 3 to 4) with only one swing vote. We'll see a lot more 5-4 decisions and probably a lot swaying of the swing vote. Rehnquist retiring or dying won't make much of an impact on the court unless Bush appoints a moderate to replace him. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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