Obama needs a very surprise pick for SC to regain the momentum of change. Will it be

[CK_John]

Gillibrand of NY or Moreno of Ca? Who is your suprise pick?

[TahitiNut]

1. Leah Ward Sears

That's who I'd like to see on the Court.

[CTyankee]

13. Nice article about her in the NYT today. She really fits the "empathy" theme.

I'm also thinking about Kim Wardlow whose mother is Hispanic.

Please no to Sonia Sotomayor. Her ruling on the 3 judge panel in the NH Firefighters case will be used by the RW to inflame the white and Hispanic population and it will be awful

Kagan might make it but I am thinking that a person with more of a Hispanic or black heritage would be better...

[TahitiNut]

15. I agree on all points.

Wardlow would be my close second choice. Chief Justice Sears just impresses the hell out of me.

[CTyankee]

16. She's great. No down sides, IMO nt

[retread]

22. She would be an excellent choice, but not a surprise. More of a "surprise" would be

Patricia Timmons-Goodson an associate North Carolina Supreme Court Justice.

[CTyankee]

23. Another woman candidate! Wow, we have so many to choose from!

We could have an entire Supreme Court made up of all these diverse women. Hopefully, we won't hear "I want a woman but there aren't any qualified enough."
I'm happy if Obama only chooses women for the SCOTUS vacancies that come his way...

[Dawgs]

2. "Regain the momentum of change" with who?

DUers or some other group you're not telling us about?

[billyoc]

3. He already endorsed Gillibrand for reelection to the Senate.

Sotomayor is my guess.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. Loyd Blankfein

Because Goldman-Sachs owning two branches of government is not enough.

[Zynx]

30. Cute.

[Uzybone]

5. when did he lose the momentum?

DU, cable news and internet blogs are terrible places to gauge real world attitudes.

[The Hope Mobile]

19. When he started backing off on transparency and generally caving

into banks, big pharma, credit card companies and the military industrial complex. Its not the change we were promised.

[krawhitham]

6. Harriet Miers

that will change momentum

[The Hope Mobile]

18. That would certainly be a surprise!!!

:puke:

[TlalocW]

7. Surprise pick?

There's only one choice.



Gilbert Gottfried

[Thrill]

8. Anyone who is not a sitting judge is CHANGE.

[mitchum]

9. Matlock

[Kaleva]

14. LOL! How about Perry Mason?

Week after week, he never failed to make the guilty confess.

[IndianaGreen]

10. Orrin Hatch

Considering all of the more-of-the-same crap we have been getting from Obama for the past 3 weeks, why not close this month of May with Obama picking someone that Bush would have picked.

Change that you can believe on!

If you don't believe me, ask the polar bears.

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. Tony Villar, AKA Antonio Villaraigosa.

[LiberalFighter]

12. Someone that will cut off Thomas'

whanker and shove it down his throat.

[italiangirl]

33. I know who

Anita Hill

[Kaleva]

17. Judge Judy

[Yavin4]

20. The Guy Who Lost On American Idol

That'll change the momentum.

[TayTay]

21. I disagree with your premise

I don't think Obama has lost any momentum of change. I don't see where that comes from at all.

[elleng]

25. He hasn't lost ANYTHING,

but talking heads can't let it go.

[elleng]

24. I'm betting Moreno

but I shouldn't say that, 'cause my bets/picks never make it!

I think Prez O foreshadowed such when he concentrated on 'empathy' in interview with c-span, and suggested he'd prolly have time to do woman later. (I perceived that suggestion.)

[Blue_In_AK]

26. Surprise pick?

Alaska Supreme Court chief justice Dana Fabe whose name has been put forward by Mark Begich. I've known Dana since 1977 when she was an assistant public defender. From that position she became chief public defender for the state, then a superior court judge, supreme court justice and then chief justice. She has a wonderful judicial temperament and definitely that "empathy" thing. Of course, she's below everyone's radar and probably doesn't stand a chance, but she would be an excellent choice.

http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2009/05/sen-begich-recommends-alaska-chief.html

[BlooInBloo]

27. I still like the Stanford ConLaw lady.

[Dinger]

28. I Don't want Anybody "Across The Aisle"

No more reaching, not for the Supreme Court anyway.

[MadBadger]

29. Since you are rarely right about anything, I'm gonna assume you will be wrong again.

You and your way out of left-field predictions.

[StevieM]

31. Theresa Wynn Roseborough is my pick. (eom)

[Hippo_Tron]

32. Sam Waterson