Interesting comment on today's Meet the Press:
MR. RUSSERT: There's a list left over...
MR. WILLIAMS: Yeah.
MR. RUSSERT: ...from when John Roberts was selected...
MR. WILLIAMS: Right.
MR. RUSSERT: ...only a few months ago. One of those names was Edith Clement of New Orleans.
MR. WILLIAMS: Right.
MR. RUSSERT: How fitting in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that one of the top contenders may be a woman from New Orleans.
Filling Rehnquist's spot with a woman from New Orleans would be some powerful, powerful politics. It'd give the city something to be proud of, give Bush a sort of second chance to craft his public image on the hurricane, and prove a very tough nomination to oppose. We'll see...
