Daschle's defeat and the GOP's net gain of 4 Senate seats means less of a fight when it comes to Supreme Court nominees, but certainly there will be a fight. Note this long piece in the National Journal about what could be coming. Excerpt:
If Rehnquist's chair becomes open and Bush truly wants to be bold, says one former official of this administration, he'll propose elevating Thomas, who is in many ways the Court's most conservative and most controversial member, and then tap a conservative Hispanic to take Thomas's place as an associate justice. Incoming Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada bluntly warned Bush on December 5 that Democrats are prepared to fight if Thomas is nominated for chief justice.
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