Good to know prior to any judicial opening: we don't need another Dave Souter.
Why? You think the kool aid drinkers won't support him anyway? Haven't you heard? GWB is infallible. Bow to his will.
Left-wacko Molly Ivins grudgingly approves of the way Bush moderated the Texas courts. The Texas trial lawyers' association similarly approved.
It's hard to change the courts by changing the judges; it would be easier to change the court by modifying its jurisdiction, as congress has the power to do.