The New Supreme

In his weekly radio address yesterday, President Bush said the person he nominates to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will be "a fair minded individual who represents the mainstream of American law and American values" and "will meet the highest standards of intellect, character and ability and will pledge to faithfully interpret the Constitution and laws of our country." He continued by saying "our nation deserves, and I will select, a Supreme Court justiec that Americans can be proud of."

Apparently, and much to my surprise and delight, he will not be nominating a Republican.