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O'Connor was a big dissappointment to Reagan from what I've read.

I don't doubt that he was dissappointed with O'Connor. The point is that there have been a lot of dissappointments of the sort. Brennan Warren Blackmun Stevens Souter We can't count on the fact that a Republican president will nominate a conservative justice. Like Ann Coulter says "Why do ours always go bad but their's never do."

Souter was appointed basically because he was a political neutral. He hadn't written any opinions on controversial issues nor had he made his personal opinions known. Since the Senate was Rat controlled, they were not going to let another Thomas through. Souter was a gamble that didn't pay off.

We can't count on the fact that a Republican president will nominate a conservative justice.

Ohhhhh, yes we can. The dims raised the stakes considerably by refusing to allow the Senate to VOTE on GWB's nominees, even though they are a substantial minority. In doing so, they tied GWB's hands, and it will be shown during his lame duck term.

Klintoon forever will search for his legacy - GWB's found most of his already - The War on Terror. His recess appointment of the (unfairly) polarizing Pickering portends that he understands fully where his legacy can gain further ground in the annals of history. Reagan's legacy includes O'Connor. GWHB's includes Souter. Greatness demands that GWB wield his power to make certain that the next Scalia, Rhenquist or Thomas takes the next open seat at this country's highest bench.