Supreme Court Shortlist Narrows: And Then There Were Three

We're one step closer to a Supreme Court nominee.

(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Reports say President Obama has narrowed his choices for Supreme Court sacrificial lamb nominee to three. Just when we thought we were down to five, sources say the White House threw us a Friday night curveball.

As David tweeted:

So let’s be clear about who got dropped:

Yep. The two women on the last shortlist we had got axed.

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While I lament this as a believer in equality, as a gambler who set the odds without Judge Jackson Brown or Judge Kelly really getting the nod, I feel pretty good right now.

Obama Narrows Supreme Court Nominee Short List Down To Three [Huffington Post]

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