So they're reaching out to Senators? Isn't that how they got Meirs? It's not very likely the Senators are going to recommend Janice Brown or any other famous conservative and disrupt their current harmony. Bush had to go with Roberts to sneak one in and tried to do the same with Meirs. If you want Brown you better hope the article is BS.
It was the DEM obstructionist minority and lilly-livered GOP leadership (Specter, Frist) who urged a pick that would not trigger DEM objection. COnservative Senators were left out of that process.
This article is spreading a rumor that some of the more Constitutionally traditionalist Senators are being approached for ideas.