"Absent a miracle of Senate efficiency, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will cast one of her last votes on the most important abortion-rights case in a few years. And then the accounting will begin in earnest."
I hope to see the Children of the Corn over at NRO/Confirm Them/Red State held to account when this happens.
If you read Miers' stuff, the vote would be no different were she in O'Connor's seat. Please. Miers was a bad pick, and, over the long haul, a disastrous pick. If Sandra gets one last "up yours" to conservative/pro-life people, fine if we win the war.
That will never happen. It's obvious that not 1 in 10 in this thread even read the article it's based on.
I saw that point dealt with by a lawyer somewhere--wish I could remember where. He said that although the case will be introduced soon, it would be very unusual for the opinion to be handed down before next Spring, and O'Connor can't vote on it unless she's actually on the court when the opinion comes down. So there's an excellent chance she wont' get to vote. Maybe Congressman Billybob could help us on this?