The Associated Press is reporting that Supreme Court Justice David Souter will soon announce his retirement.

Given the Court's current makeup, do you see this having any impact on its present slightly right tilt?

Also, given how few of former President George W. Bush's district court nominees were approved in his two terms, will the Republicans behave like the obstructionist Democrats during the upcoming appointment proceedings, or roll over and give Barack Obama everything he wants?

Exit question: despite Souter's liberal views, if he was going to retire so soon after a transfer of power in the White House, didn't he owe it to the man who nominated him to allow President Bush to appoint his successor, or does ideology trump gratitude and loyalty these days? ...