Good op-ed by Senator Cornyn

Senator John Cornyn has written a reasonable opinion piece about the upcoming Supreme Court nomination "battle" at National Review Online. It's a worthwhile read.

Speaking of Senator Cornyn, he would make an excellent nominee for the high court, and the political downside seems to me to be minimal. He is a senator from a state with a Republican governor, so his replacement in the Senate would most likely be a Republican, maintaining the partisan balance of power in that chamber. He has appellate court experience as a former Texas state supreme court justice (where Alberto Gonzales also received his judicial experience). He is reliably conservative. And coming from the ranks of the Senate, his (former, if nominated) colleagues might be less inclined to perform the slash and burn mission on his character that possibly awaits other potential nominees.

Since he is editorializing about the O'Connor vacancy, it seems unlikely that he will be the nominee for that seat. But I would not be surprised, if the president gets up to three nominations, if Cornyn's name does not appear on a very short list of candidates.