Democrats and Republicans are already discussing changes. The Democrats are entering a phase of soul-searching to discover how they loss a winnable election.
On the Republicans side there is speculation on who will continue in a second Bush Administration. Conjecture has both Colin Powell and John Ashcroft leaving sometime in January. While I will not miss Powell, Ashcroft will be a big loss for the Administration. I suspect that Bush may nominate Rudy Giuliani for Attorney General.
Giuliani was a Federal prosecutor before becoming mayor and would be an easy nomination to get through the Judiciary Committee. It would also give the American Public a chance to see Giuliani in a different role. This would poise him to be a solid choice for the Presidential nomination in 2008.
Here are some other interesting stories.
+The New York Times has begun fueling speculation on the Democratic nominee in 2008. Their favorite, naturally, is Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The New York Times > New York Region > 2008 Contender: For the Moment, Mrs. Clinton Looks Like the Candidate to Beat
+Now that Tom Daschle is gone, who will be the new obstructionist for judicial nominations? I t may be Republican Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA). Spector who will take the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee in January sent a letter to the White House "warning" the President about his nominees.
Spector who claims he has standards warned against sending nominees to the committee who will overturn Roe v Wade.
It is likely that in the new term President Bush will have the opportunity to nominate 3 justices to the high court. With the re-election of Bush ailing Chief Justice Rehnquist may look favorably upon retirement.
HoustonChronicle.com - Specter warns Bush on high court nominations
More later.
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