You're going to get your wish...
Gonzalez is the spanish word for Souter, doncha know...
My goodness - Theodore always sees the negative side of things...
one of our most unreliable "republican" votes on USSC retired. And they did it at a time when Hillary isn't President ... this is GOOD.
I'm optimistic: Bush will nominate someone who will have a better record for conservatives than OConnor. He will not nominate Gonzalez (and the reason he won't is simple: He just moved him into an important job 6 months ago.)
Short list: Luttig, Garza, Cornyn, McConnell.
I'm betting on Luttig - Bush likes to push all his chips on the table and Luttig is a real conservative. Dems will have fits, yet Luttig is the most qualified nominee out there.
Expect the 'nuclear option' pulled sometime in October to get Luttig on the bench, and a 58 yes - 42 vote confirming.