[Soul Seeker]

There is not one person that can convince me the NYT's knows what the President's intentions are.

There is not one person that can convince me anyone that would know, is leaking anything to the press.

Here's something I will throw out as very likely. The President has probably had his preferred selection decided long in advance, as he had Roberts in his sights long ago. The rest is just a game he has to play with the Senate.

[William Tell]

Soul Seeker said: "Here's something I will throw out as very likely. The President has probably had his preferred selection decided long in advance, as he had Roberts in his sights long ago. "

I agree with you.

If the process that Bush carried out to select Robert's did not include serious consideration of whomever becomes his next selection, then that process was inadequate. We're only talking about a couple of weeks of time. Too little for the assessment of various candidates to have changed.