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By Lorie Byrd Posted in SCOTUS — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

I am happy to join Quin's chant for Miguel Estrada, and the posts below about Garza have me convinced he would be a great nominee, too. I think there may be a bit of pressure to choose a woman to replace Justice O'Connor, but since there has not been a hispanic justice, the President is not likely to get a lot of criticism for not picking a woman if he goes with a hispanic nominee.

Betsy Newmark has it right in her advice to President Bush:

You and the nominee will get hammered and vilified no matter whom you pick. If the nominee were the reincarnation of both John and Thurgood Marshall, the press would portray the nominee as another Roger B. Taney. So, Mr. President, my recommendation is that you just pick the most conservative, qualified, and youngest nominee that you can. Forget the critics since there is no one you could nominate that wouldn't excite the leftist base. They have been gearing up for this battle for four years and their fund-raising depends on raising a fuss. There is no way that they will defer to Bush's choice. So, swing for the fences, Mr. Bush. Your base is there for you.

Cross posted at Polipundit.