A lot of people have suggested that the new Supreme Court justice ought to be a woman. Apparently (via How Appealing), this will be voiced on USA Today's op-ed page Wednesday (by Tony Mauro).

I'm somewhat ambivalent as to whether or not sex should really be a factor one way or the other. That said, it seems that the many of the best candidates (whether on the speculative short-lists or not) are women. Professor Todd Zywicki identifies two outstanding choices: Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones and Sixth Circuit Judge Alice Batchelder. Both are impeccably qualified, for the reasons Zywicki discusses.

And I'm a little surprised at so much Gonzales speculation. After all, mightn't Gonzales be "Spanish for Souter", even if "Al Gonzales is a great friend of [Bush]."