[Paladin2]

Souter continues to be a great disappointment.

[ccmay]

The very worst mistake that the milquetoast Bush Snr ever made, and that’s saying something.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

White could have allowed a Republican president to name his successor by resigning during George H.W. Bush’s presidency

George H.W. Bush nominated Souter and Clarence Thomas - going by that track record the odds are only 50/50 that White would have been replaced with a conservative if he'd resigned in Bush's term.

[ClearCase_guy]

My guess is that Obama will nominate his friend Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[steve-b]

The GOP has no belly for a filibuster:

Top Republican inclined against Scotus filibuster

GOP Displays Intramural Feud on Judges

[freekitty]

No problem here. He sneaked in as a Republican, ruled as a liberal and came out a liber.

[ladyjane]

Coupe deVal Patrick’s ratings have sunk like a stone because he is too liberal - even for liberal Massachusetts.

His latest boondoggle is to give free cars to people on welfare so they can drive to job interviews and to work. That’s right, a free car PLUS car insurance, AAA coverage, and repairs. If they won’t find a job they still keep their car. Look for Aunt Zatootie and Uncle Obama to be driving around in tax-payer supplied and insured cars.

[Verginius Rufus]

If Souter had resigned any time after November 2006, the Democrats would probably have kept the seat vacant rather than to allow Bush to name a replacement. At best Bush might have been able to name a “moderate” (less extreme liberal) justice (which of course might have been better than whoever will get the seat now).

[Redbob]

Obama is biting off more than he can chew.