[A Citizen Reporter]

What do you mean "let O'Conner retire". She has already blown up this process by saying she would stay, "as long as it took." If you ask me, she had no business saying that. And I don't know what the President could do about it.

[Pukin Dog]

O'Conner's husband is ill. She would welcome leaving early.

[scannell]

"as long as it took."

It seems to me that a recess appointment would qualifiy as finding a replacement and that is as long as it took. The point of the term of the appointment seems irrelevant.