SEPTEMBER COMES IN LIKE KATRINA AND GOES OUT LIKE EDITH?:

Senators save breath for next court debate (Kathy Kiely, 9/15/05, USA TODAY)

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said Bush aides asked her about Edith Clement, a judge on the U.S. appeals court that covers Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. Clements' lack of controversial writings on abortion could make her an appealing candidate.

"She would be very high in my book," Landrieu said.

That'll scramble the betting pools.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 16, 2005 7:05 AM