The next president chooses two - maybe three - Supreme Court justices

Dear T,

I just made my fourth donation to Obama's 2012 campaign. 

Lest we forget...

The next president will almost certainly make two Supreme Court appointments.

Maybe three. 

Ginsburg is a "shoe in" to retire. 

Breyer and Kennedy -- another "liberal" and "the swing vote" -- are both "getting on." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States 

Breyer will be 78 when the next presidential terms end and Kennedy 81. 

Scalia is getting up there too, but being pickled in his own vitriol, don't bet against a long, gripey life. Nor does it hurt to have Satan standing by to perform CPR. (Oh, c'mon folks! It's just a joke... I hope.)

Slice it or dice it, the new appointees will tilt the balance.

And "The Next Court" will last a very long time. (It will "feel" like a geological epoch.)

Imagine... 

Citizens United as "just the beginning." 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission 

You may be asking... 

What does fashionista Alan see as the next big thing?

I see...

           ... brown shirts... 

                                      ... lots of brown shirts... 

                                                                            ... embroidered with the word "No!"

Give early. Give often.

  

Love

Alan

*** And besides, he's easy on the eyes. And!   He's funny. Very funny.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSU-qAdcuyI&feature=fvwrel  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkKj4LHAVYc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN787sis4Ec&feature=related                                              ... of course, he doesn't exactly let his hair down...