With the announced retirement of Justice David Souter, speculation has been running rampant on who President Obama will nominate to fill the vacancy (no specific early favorites have really emerged, though most 'experts' expect that the nominee will be a woman and an ethnic minority).
All of that speculation ignores a candidate who is nearly perfect -
- This candidate is used to judging under a national, even worldwide, microscope...
- Supreme Court Justices, in addition to their court duties, have to dance through the minefield of the D.C. political and social scene. This candidate's "non-judge" professional background speaks to the ability to dance through or around anything...
...Speaking of professional background , some Senators have called for a nominee who has a wide range of experiences that don't necessarily include service on the federal appellate bench. This candidate fully meets that standard...
...President Obama has pledged to nominate an empathetic justice. This candidate is known for being empathetic, perhaps for being *too* empathetic at times...
- A successful Supreme Court Justice has to be able to work productively with various personality types, and this candidate has shown the ability to win over even the surliest of co-workers...
...As mentioned above, many folks have suggested that the next Supreme Court Justice should be a woman and ethnic minority. This candidate is a woman with a Sephardic Jewish background (dad is of Syrian descent, mom is Canadian)...
- In fact, this candidate has only one flaw, and it's a minor one at that.
She's not a judge in a court. She's not a lawyer. Actually, her only legal experience has been from appearing in court on charges relating to a hit-and-run.
The candidate is, if you haven't guessed already, famed singer, choreographer, and American Idol judge Paula Abdul (IMDB page here).
(pic courtesy Abdul's American Idol bio page)
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To certain way-too-serious readers - it could be worse. If I was in a meaner mood, I could have written a post putting forth a solid case for Obama to nominate Bill Clinton or Janet Napolitano.
But, as much as I enjoy watching Republicans tear their hair out (and the thought of Clinton or Napolitano sitting on the USSC would cause them to do just that), I'm in too good a mood from last night's Chili for Change cookoff to go there.
Plus there's a responsibility to being able to write that effectively - one shouldn't abuse the skill.
I mean, Bob Burns used to have hair like Jerry Garcia. Then I started writing this blog.
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