Yesterday I wrote this lengthy post talking about how election law might change if Chief Justice Rehnquist retired to be replaced by Tenth Circuit judge Michael McConnell. Today’s Chicago Tribune features this article on who might be on the White House’s short list in the event that the Chief retires. A snippet: “Sources close to the White House said McConnell and Pryor are long shots. McConnell, a former University of Chicago Law School professor, is seen as too unpredictable–conservative on some issues, such as religion, but less so on others, including a recent opinion that exposes law-enforcement officers to liability. He also has criticized the reasoning of Bush vs. Gore, which ended the statewide recounts in Florida and handed the presidency to Bush.”