O'Connor Retires
 By now you must have heard that Sandra Day O'Connor has announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. Coyote Gulch hates getting scooped by everyone but an early morning workout before the work day left him away from his weblog until the lunch hour.
Josh Marshall: "So there we are. A semi-surprise: O'Connor retires rather than Rehnquist, though considering the fragile state of the Chief Justice's health, it now appears overwhelmingly likely that President Bush will get at least two Supreme Court nominations, possibly more.
"So game on.
"We're looking into setting up a limited duration Court battle group blog over at TPMCafe. More soon."
Pretty much the same sentiment from Blogs for Bush on the other side of the chasm: "This is exciting news for us at Blogs For Bush. It is moments like these when we understand why the election of 2004 was so important. With the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, and the expected retirement of Rehnquist, Bush is now in the position to nominate two new justices to the Supreme Court. The news of this morning makes me even more grateful that the election turned out the way it did...
"With Bush as president, we can be sure that we'll get respectable judges nominated who will faithfully interpret the Constitution, not rewrite it. We don't have to fear nominees who will legislate from the bench, or activist judges who will put ideology before the law."
... and Mt. Virtus: "Batten down the hatches...prepare for an all-out pitch political battle in the U.S. Senate. The Left is going to bring forward the MoveOn.org, NARAL, and PFAW artillery, barrels fully loaded."
Meanwhile The Moderate Voice chimes in: "Sanda[sic] Day O'Connor, the Supreme Court's swing vote on many issues, has announced that she's retiring - so get ready for the mother of all political battles and the possible return of hearing the words 'nuclear option'."
Bull Moose: "The Moose anticipates Apocalypse Now!
"It's lock and load time in the Nation's Capital. With the O'Connor announcement, the Mother of all Culture War battles will commence. While the President has the opportunity to use this Supreme Court nomination to unite the country, he will likely appease his base and further polarize our politics."
Here's the Coyote Gulch roundup of the news in May when the U.S. Senate reached a compromise on some of the President's appointments.
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
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