News from O'Connor

Via Wonkette, who posted a White House press corps pool report, a presidential spokesperson told the press traveling with the president today to Louisiana that while aboard Air Force I, the president called Justice O'Connor to tell her that he was nominating Roberts for the CJ's chair. "Perino also said O’Connor reiterated her intention to remain on the court until a replacement is confirmed."

This is important, if Perino's characterization of the Bush-O'Connor conversation is correct. It means that, if necessary, the president could hold off and not name a new nominee for O'Connor's seat in the immediate future (although I continue to suspect that he will do so).