O'Connor's seat will be a tough fight, but nothing like the fight over Ginsburg, Stevens, Souter, or Breyer. Those are the solid liberals. Ginsburg and Stevens are old and not in good health, and I am one hoping that they will be the next to announce retirement.
Me too, but I think they will be carried out feet first as long as there is a Rep President in the WH.
I agree with you that those will definitely be all out war. However, I think the 4 liberals will do their duty, unless health issues absolutely overcome them, and wait until GWBush is gone from the presidency before they retire.
O'Connor, though, is the swing seat in the 5-4 Court. More often than not, she has voted as a liberal. There will be more blood in the water over O'Connor than any we have ever seen....to include Thomas.
If the President could appoint a strict constructionist that America already knows to be a wonderful person, that would make it that much more difficult for the Rats. (The war would then default to the Rehnquist retirement.)