My Prediction on Harriet

I just spent a bit of time reading through the conservative blogosphere on Harriet. My Prediction:

1) The Beleivers will believe. If they still beleive that there were WMDs, they will believe Harriet is a "stealth pick", and sing themselves to sleep at night with it.

2) The Loose Teeth will fall out. Many will see this for what it is; Bush rewarding a loyal follower. But the fact that he's doing it with a SC Nomination is just too much. They will recognize that W often makes choices from the gut and, while sometimes admirable and even sometimes correct, it's not a good, long term method for governing. They will start to walk away from the GOP, endangering the '06 elections. There will be a scramble but not to worry, the Dems will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory once again and the balance of power will not shift much.

3) The Dems will have some fun with this. Why not? They've been sucking the wrong end of the septic hose for 8 years now, they deserve a little fun.

4) Baring major revelations (drug use, cancer, presbiterianism) Harriet will get to sit in the chair for awhile.

5) Surprise, bonus prediction: Harriet will serve less than 5 years. Maybe less than 3.