re: #454 Belafon

I’m hoping Obama will come out with a nomination soon. I’d like to know why he hasn’t named anyone yet.

I think he was waiting until Scalia’s funeral before announcing. That and he wanted to speak with whoever he was considering (doing his due diligence) before announcing.

You want someone who is willing to take the position and deal with the crap that the GOP is likely to throw at them. And you’ve got to expect that the GOP will try to drag whoever it is through the mud - claim that the person is an extreme leftist, etc. or unqualified for the position.

But unless Obama nominates Harriet Miers, I doubt he’s going to select someone unqualified.