If that's true I rather doubt that would earn him a SC nomination, just a guess, LOL.
Strangely, George W Bush nominated McConnell for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals - even with McConnell opposing the Gore v Bush decisiion.
Another FReeper linked to a site with a rundown of possible nominees
http://www.jonathanbwilson.com/shortlist.html
According to this site:
"Given the other potential choices, McConnell is about as good as liberals or libertarians could expect to get as a nominee given the current configuration"