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Take Sowell's premise a step further. Why limit yourself to lawyers? Appoint Sowell! Good law clerks could bring him up to speed on arcane minor points of law. He's already Supremely up to speed on certain key points of law, i.e. the Constitution and the principles that framed it, that too many on the bench disdain. The left would claim he's not qualified because of his lack of legal training. But if Sowell were offered and he wanted the job I would pay to watch him make mincemeat out of that argument and all the libs challenging him! He backs down to no one and he's smarter than all the Rats and RINOs combined.

Appoint Sowell!

Yes, but of course he recently marked his 75th birthday. Little-known fact: Sowell wanted the job when O'Connor got it. Proof? A letter-to-the-editor of the Wall Street journal saying that Reagan should name an econmist to be on the Supreme Court. It was so persuasive I thought: wow! great idea! And the perfect one would be Thomas Sowell! Then I looked at the byline - Thomas Sowell!
We'd all pay to see the fireworks if Sowell were nominated and thought his health would stand up to the job at his age. But the truth is that O'Connell will remain on the bench until her successor is confirmed - so there will be no recess appointment. And therefore, unless the McVainiacs come to their senses and vote Republican, the Democrats will block any nominee they like less than O'Connor - and Bush and the Republican wing of the Republican Party will avoid any nominee who they like less than O'Connor. Net effect will be that O'Connor stays on the bench until she cries uncle, and flatly quits.