Taking a Right Turn 

Taking a Right Turn

Lost in the Katrina aftermath has been the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Now the president has another vacancy to fill and must decided whether to keep the court’s balance as it was or make it more conservative. It is tough to predict what he will do but I suspect he will name another conservative while trying to add another minority to the court. Janice Rogers Brown who was confirmed this year to the federal bench would fit that description along with a couple of Hispanic candidates not named Alberto Gonzales. I expect a fierce fight on this one. This is the real prize, not the Roberts confirmation