tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384575.post112604249957382942..comments2024-01-02T17:48:07.739-05:00Comments on The Little Green Blog: Just a thoughtNathan Bruschihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335558831525808820noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384575.post-1127242138856241512005-09-20T14:48:00.000-04:002005-09-20T14:48:00.000-04:00I think Bush's nomination for O'Connor may shed so...I think Bush's nomination for O'Connor may shed some light on that question, but I think the answer is "probably not."<BR/><BR/>Roberts was the intended "most confirmable candidate, to be nominated at the first vacancy in the court" candidate, and maybe Bush expected the vacancy to be Rehnquist, but I don't think it mattered much. If Rehnquist had lived for another 2 months, I think Bush would have stuck with Roberts as an associate justice and then nominated another outsider for Chief...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com