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To: Rambi who wrote (67510)	5/21/2008 5:10:59 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540925

Wouldn't nominating Hillary cause a lot of grief for Obama- almost a slap to the conservatives? And also, it would sure look like some kind of payoff. Just not a good way to start. She is divisive. No question. And I don't see any scenario in which it would be done openly before the election. But I can imagine it happening after. As I said, I think there are better appointees, approached from that side. But she could be confirmed. Just depends on how much everyone wants it to happen.

To: Rambi who wrote (67510)	5/21/2008 5:32:26 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 540925

long history of nonjudge justices. Nearly half of justices had no prior experience on the bench.By Warren Richey \| Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON – John Marshall is widely revered as "the great Chief Justice," but before joining the Supreme Court in 1801 he had never served a day in judicial robes and lost the only case he argued at the high court. Earl Warren had worked for 18 years as a prosecutor and was three times elected governor of California. But he had no prior judicial experience. Nor did William Rehnquist, Felix Frankfurter, and Louis Brandeis. csmonitor.com