Sandra Day O'Conner leaves at an Opportune Time for the Bush Administration

It's certainly a nice distraction for the holiday weekend, away from Bush and the war.

Was she pressured into going out at this time?

She's a swing vote on abortion. It will be interesting to see how much Bush plays to the religious base on his appointment. This could be pretty wild.

Of course, Bush Sr "caved" into the moderates when he appointed Souter. I bet Jr has this in mind and will try to pick a real hard-ass conservative.