Is it possible that, Thursday, Bush will nominate

[TimeChaser]

someone for O'Conner's seat to try and distract people from Katrina?

[maine_raptor]

1. More likely than his resigning

[stevedeshazer]

2. More than possible; I'd say likely.

He'd no more resign than fly to the moon.

[eleny]

i bet you're right

shucks

[Ian David]

3. Bush will nominate Jeffrey Derderian as director of FEMA

See related story:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/21/deadly.nightclub.fire/

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Nominaations haven't required Presidential addresses to the nation before?

I don't think nominations to the Supreme Court have required such high profile, publicity days in advance, addresses to the nation. I expect it will be a "say-not-much" distraction.

[TimeChaser]

5. I dont know...

You may be right, but I still wouldn't put it past them to try something like that.

[jim3775]

6. I can see it now, bush nominates Janice Rogers Brown...

and says that "she is in touch with black america" and "understands the problem in america today".

[hopein08]

7. That's it!!!!

It'll cover the Katrina race thing and the SCOTUS thing!

I bet you're on to something.

[karlrschneider]

9. If that what it turns out to be, I'd bet Priscilla Owen...

:eyes:

[mcscajun]

8. Not a chance. A prime-time address just to nominate? Forget about it.

It's already been said in the corporate press that Thursday night's speech will be about Katrina.

Earlier in the day, the White House said the president will address the nation Thursday night about the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

The 9 p.m. ET address is the latest administration reaction to Katrina, which roared ashore on August 29.

"The president will talk to the American people about the recovery and the way forward on the longer-term rebuilding," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters, according to Reuters.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/13/katrina.washington/index.html?section=cnn_latest

[madmadmad]

10. he'll name a katrina czar. betcha it won't be powell.