"Elections have consequences." So insisted George W. Bush after the 2004 presidential election. And indeed they do. The 2008 election is no different, because now President Barack Obama has his second opportunity to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Although there is plenty of push-and-pull on both sides, with some pushing the President to nominate a "real liberal" (read: Judge Diane Wood of the Seventh Circuit), and others cautioning him to select a more moderate option (read: Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit), the President should instead look beyond the appellate courts to nominate someone with real experience outside the judiciary.

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