Douglas Alexander: “my constituents have been asking me, ``Who will President Bush nominate for the second Supreme Court vacancy?'' The…”

“my constituents have been asking me, ``Who will President Bush nominate for the second Supreme Court vacancy?'' The question reminds me of a story about a punter from California who went all the way to the University of Alabama to play for Coach Bear Bryant. Day after day, this punter would kick it more than 70 yards in practice. Day after day, Coach Bear Bryant watched the punter kick it 70 yards and said nothing. Finally the young kicker came over to the coach and said: Coach, I came all the way from California to Alabama to be coached by you. I have been out here kicking for a week, and you haven't said a word to me. Coach Bryant looked at him and said: Son, when you start kicking it less than 70 yards, I will come over there and remind you what you were doing when you kicked it more than 70 yards. That is the way I feel about President Bush and the next Supreme Court nominee. My only suggestion for him would be respectfully to suggest that he try to remember what he was thinking when he appointed John Roberts and to do it again. Especially for those of us who have been trained in and who have respect for the legal profession, it has been a pleasure to watch the Roberts nomination and confirmation process. It is difficult to overstate how good he seems to be. He has the resume that most talented law students only dream of: editor of the Harvard Law Review and a law clerk to Judge Henry Friendly.…”