[alessandrofiaschi]

The source is a leftist newspaper, but the content is true. Be aware the gravity represented by the next choices (at least two) for the Supreme Court. They are far more heavy than the election of a President. Christian and "original" values of our Founding Fathers are at stake. Let's Pray for President Bush, his staff and their family.

[zzen01]

What a PUKE piece!

[afuturegovernor]

Sandra Day O'Connor and Hugo Black could be added to the list.

[basil]

I can't imagine why the Brits care a whit about "disappointing US Supreme Court Justices." Have they run out of British stuff to write about?

[Aetius]

Has a Democrat President in the last 50 years ever picked a good judge?

The list of GOP disasters is a long and depressing one.

[free_at_jsl.com]

I've seen no mention of this elsewhere but maybe I just haven't looked hard enough:

I can't help but think that there is a relationship between O'Connor's retirement and the recent property rights decision. She gave no explanation for her resignation when it was announced. I wonder if we will ever know why she retired.

Everyone thought renquist would create the next vacancy but they were wrong.

[AntiGuv]

Sounds like all the screw-ups were Republican, except supposedly Felix Frankfurter. However, the Guardian is totally wrong in that instance. FDR appointed Frankfurter precisely for his judicial restraint ideology, so that he would uphold the New Deal.

[PISANO]

The sad truth is there will be battle for the O'Connor and the Rehnquist seats, BUT even if WE get two strict constructionists that will ONLY give us FOUR and we will STILL have a LIBERAL ACTIVIST court.

I suspect the BATTLE for STEVENS's seat will be EPIC if he vacates during GW's tenure.

[davidosborne]

MY CHOICE FOR SCOTUS......

ASHCROFT, John David, a Senator from Missouri; born in Chicago, Ill., on May 9, 1942; attended the public schools in Springfield, Missouri; graduated from Yale University 1964; received J.D. degree from University of Chicago School of Law 1967; admitted to the bar in Springfield 1967; taught business law at Southwest Missouri State University; state auditor of Missouri 1973-1975; attorney general of Missouri 1976-1985; Governor of Missouri 1985-1993; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1994 and served from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 2001; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000; attorney general of the United States, 2001-.