[Dr.Zoidberg]

If you're expecting the GOPhers to step up to the plate and hit one out of the park, you're in for a long season of disappointment.

Frist showed his strength on the judge filibusters. He's not ready for the big leagues.

[over3Owithabrain]

Agreed - I'm not getting any hopes up - the Dems will browbeat LimpFrist and the GOP "moderates" will join hands with them. We will get another Souter (thanks Bush 1 with your golfing buddy Clinton).

[Alberta's Child]

A confirmation battle in this case will be quite different, though. I don't have any faith in the GOP senators coming to the plate here, but I am very intrigued by a long, drawn-out confirmation battle that extends through the summer and never gets resolved. Unlike the other Federal judicial appointees, this one can potentially result in the Supreme Court starting its next term with only eight justices. There'll be a whole lot of 4-4 decisions if that's the case, and then there's a possibility that another seat on the court is vacated in the meantime.