Pamela Karlan – Stanford Professor, Yale Law, reliable liberal. Is America ready for it’s first openly lesbian justice? I hope so.
Jennifer Granholm – Governor of Michigan, Harvard Law, great combination of education and practical experience. Downside? She’s not Protestant, which will leave the court without a member of the nation’s largest religious group.
Elena Kagan – Solicitor General, Harvard Law, should be the most confirmable of the three. Center/Left – defers to government on security issues. Downside? Also not a Protesttant – not that it should matter.
These are not predictions – though Kagan appears to be the conventional wisdom favorite. These are my personal favs. They are united by one quality – they are all young – 50 and under. The last 3 GOP picks were relatively young men that will be around awhile. Obama’s first selection was a 55-year-old smoker. He needs to think in terms of longevity…
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