Everyone crossed off save one....
"The president is considering about 10 people, including a newly confirmed name, federal appeals court Judge Ann Williams of Chicago. Among those also under consideration are federal appeals court judges Diane Wood, Merrick Garland and Sidney Thomas, former Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, US Solicitor General Elena Kagan, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow.
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Also see: Obama interviews judge from Mont. for high court
There can be only one -- and look who picked her for him:
"GOP senators to address Obama on courts
WASHINGTON — The president is scheduled to meet today with Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, to discuss who should fill the seat of Justice John Paul Stevens....
Republicans have threatened to filibuster any nominee they view as a “judicial activist.’’ And some Democrats are offering advice to Obama, saying the president should tap a nominee who is not currently in the judiciary because every member of the current court was once a federal appeals court judge. Leahy has emphasized the importance of going outside “the judicial monastery.’’
Breaking News: AP source: Obama chooses Kagan for Supreme Court
Also see: Why Do They Hate Elena Kagan?
Obama's Next Nominee: Cagey Kagan
Turns out I was right again, sigh.
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