[SOSCEO]

Ted Olson would be a great nominee--I never thought of him.

I really like Ted Olsen. Plus he has already been through a confirmation for Solicitor General and I don't think that the Senate dems are as likely to try to drag him through the dirt as they might with other nominees. As I recall, he sailed through the SG confirmation.

[You Dirty Rats]

I think that any nominee who doesn't support Roe v Wade will be bitterly opposed. SCOTUS nominations and confirmations have become a one-issue battle. This is what happens when judges enter the realm of politics and usurp the funcitons of other branches -- they subject their branch to political considerations.

[Theodore R.]

But Robert Bork also sailed through the confirmation process -- in 1981,for the circuit court of appeals in Washington, D.C. Even EMK voted to confirm that year. By 1987, however, the beloved EMK spoke dire warnings of a "Robert Bork's America."

[Republican Red]

Olsen is too old. From what I've read on other threads, the WH is looking for someone under age 60 in order to have a longer term. Olsen is 64.

[GoldwaterChick]

Ted Olson really is a classy guy, I've always admired him greatly. I believe he is a man of great integrity--he just gives the impression of being a man of steel. He certainly chose an amazing woman as his wife. They must have been a terrific couple.