[GoLightly]

I wonder how many books have been written, waiting to get published. All that's needed is the name... Bush should name the name & let the festivities begin.

I think the WH was waiting for Renquist, before they named any names, cuz they wanted to name two at the same time. Renquist got ticked about the WH leaking about his pending retirement, before he had a chance to announce it himself, with the result of him staying until further notice.

The next term of the SCOTUS, not a problem. O'Connor said she will wait to retire, until her replacement has been confirmed. The donks are not so shortsighted that they would give any nominee a quick pass, just to make sure the court runs smoothly.

Weakening Bush as much as possible before the battle is *the* donk goal.

[Alberta's Child]

Bush should name the name & let the festivities begin.

Absolutely not. The longer he waits, the harder it is for the opposition to mount a campaign to destroy the nominee. July and August are often slow months in the media (hence the idiotic coverage of the Rove story, for one thing), so a lot of media resources would be focused on a court battle.

By the time September rolls around the Senate will be back in session, off-year elections in places like New York City and New Jersey will heat up, and it will be harder to hold the public's attention on the confirmation battle.