I thought Ginsburg was projected as the next to retire? If she retires now we may still get a conservative, but if she waits for 2 years, its anyone's guess. Right now, I can't even feel good about '08.
I have openly been not feeling good about 08 since sometime in 04, when it became clear there was no clear cut choice, with any name recognition. It was a situation based on eggs in the 04 basket. Now of course there is a clear cut dem mandate to go along with the previous feelings, not to mention Bill Krystal thinks Al Gore is a shoe in for the dem nomination.