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I mention the Bush family dynamics only to suggest that, if he can't do a Scalia, Bush is really motivated to come up with a Thomas.

I agree with this. May I just add that I hope that what he has nominated in a "Thomas" rather than a "Kennedy" or a "Souter?" And may I likewise register my disappointment that I even have to wonder about it?

That said, I do appreciate your ideas, and the courteous manner in which you have expressed them.

[WOSG]

FWIW, I think Roberts will turn out to be as stellar as Scalia, and perhaps even better for us since he is a CJ.