[colorado tanker]

I wonder if Hatch is holding out for a SC nomination....and as such is making nice to the Dems.....

Could be. Actually, I've thought for some time Hatch would be a good pick, because as a Senator he'd be harder to Bork. But then I thought the same thing about John Tower for Defense Secretary and the Senate sliced and diced him.

[ken5050]

I think that he might get a nomination to be CJ if Scalia doesn't want it.....

[STEAMER]

Rumor is that Fred Thompson, of recent Law and Order fame, is the second S.C. pick, after Gonzales, of the White House counsel's office becomes the first Hispanic pick. Thompson would be a hard target for the dems, and he would have the backing of his homeboy, Frist. by the way, I thought Frist was quite impressive on Fox this sunday; answers were unequivacating and well reasoned.