Mr. Thompson has been mentioned as a possible replacement to retiring Supreme Court justices. That too would be okay in our book. He has been a defense attorney as well as a prosecutor. He understands constitutional rights, due process and fundamental fairness. He's certainly not a liberal, but he's as fair and honest as they get. Which is more than we can say for his boss and the Administration as a whole.

Here's a 2003 Corporate Counsel article describing Larry Thompson's career. I'm sure he knows that if nominated, he will have to explain his participation in the Maher Arar case.

If either is nominated, I will put politics aside. While both are obviously conservative, they are well-qualified and beyond reproach in my book. I'd be content with either.

My views may not hold water with TChris or Last Night in Little Rock however, and they are welcome to disagree.

One last personal note. The Lexis-Nexis Martindale Hubbell Legal Advisory Board last met in December, 2004, right after Ms. Miers was named White House Counsel. She was our first toast of the evening. Our next meeting is in two weeks - if she is nominated to the Supreme Court, we'll probably give her a double toast.