"Word is that they want someone already vetted and the odds are for McConnell."
Right before Miers was nominated, sooooooo many people thought they "knew" who the nominee would be. Very few did, turns out. I think obsessing over a small list is what got people all surprised and disgruntled last time. People should be more open-minded this time around.......
I am very open minded and do not need the nominee to be any specific person, but granted it wasn't visible from my earlier comment.
It is a fair comment that we shouldn't speculate. :-)