Don't know if anyone has picked up on this quote yet. . . .
Sandra Day O'Connor heard about President Bush's nomination for her replacement on the Supreme Court while she was returning from a day of fly-fishing in Idaho.
Her first words were unequivocal: "That's fabulous!" she said. She immediately described John G. Roberts as a "brilliant legal mind, a straight shooter, articulate, and he should not have trouble being confirmed by October. [*] He's good in every way, except he's not a woman. [*]"
[*] She said she was almost sure President Bush would not appoint a woman as a replacement for William H. Rehnquist because she didn't think he would want a woman as chief justice. "So that almost assures there won't be a woman appointed to the court at this time." [*] http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=80962 via http://www.sctnomination.com/blog/archives/2005/07/candid_thoughts.html