My prediction is that tomorrow morning, at least one democrat on a sunday show will say that Bush should ask O'Conner to come "back" to the court as Chief Justice.
They will couch it in words about how it will help continuity in this time of crisis, that the Senate has too much to do with the hurricane and the gas prices to deal with two vacancies, and that O'Conner would sail through.
Susan Estrich is just repeating the idea floated here about Clement, because of the New Orleans connection.
She will not do it. He husband is ill and she wants to spend time with him.