[AmishDude]

If Bush is smart, he will nominate Owen, Brown or Pryor. They are all filibuster-proof according to the "agreement". Since the Democrats have made it clear that they won't let anybody through, Bush might as well draw out the filibuster for the purposes of nuking it once and for all.

[beyond the sea]

Brown would be great.

[small voice in the wilderness]

I'm with you. The sooner it's detonated the sooner we can get down to business. I don't want those RINO 7 to believe for ONE minute that with enough time, we'll forget. Pick one of the 3, make the 7 live up to their responsibility, and let it blow.

[hophead]

"If Bush is smart, he will nominate Owen, Brown or Pryor. They are all filibuster-proof according to the "agreement"."

Exactly! I think it should be Brown. Get this one on the bench quick and now and when Renquist retires then the battle can begin. Schummer said there is no hurry to replace O'Conner because her letter said she would stay on "until her replacement is confirmed". That means in Schummers mind there is no time limit to confirm a replacement. It will be the left asking for more and more papers and records, then more, stalling. If one of the three you mentioned were nominated, the senators have already seen all the documentation they have requested.
Imagine if the dems try to pull this on a nominee who only a few months ago received those same senators confirmation to a lower court. This would be to this issue what
"I actually did vote for funding the war before I voted against it" was to the last election.
One other point. The left has already tried to smear the above three. They have already played their hand for the most part. The public will not tune in because its old news.