Verrrrrry Interesting...
Also:
I'd love to see Nelson (NE) and Landrieu and Sheets try to stop a conservative judge. It might just get us over to 60.
And yes I know Landrieu isn't up until 2008 but the Vitter victory of '04 has her scared down to her brown roots.
you don't make it without a "rabbi".
On the other hand, nominating Janice Rogers Brown would undoubtedly inspire Box-O-Rox to place a hold on her nomination. That would be GREAT!! This SCOTUS comfirmation battle will dominate the news -- remember, we didn't have as much cable news and internet action as we do now. We WANT a full-scale political war fought out publicly to show the people of the country (not just the political junkies) what a bunch of wingnuts and lunatics have taken over the 'Rat Party.