If Obama's plate wasn't full with the economy, car companies, health care, stimulus bill and a ton of other stuff, he just got a whole second course, the desert, and an expresso all in one giant helping.
The media blitz that is needed to get a supreme court nomination confirmed is arduous. The nominee needs a PR specialist, a liason in the senate to introduce the nominee to all the senators who will vote and several assistants to keep track of schmoozing senators.
VP Joe Biden has been chosen to pick the individual and I feel he's going to be lead point man on this nomination. He was chairman of the judiciary committee that conducts the hearings on the nominee. I think Joe is the right pick.
