gruelling august over health care. at this stage of course, this much closer to the midterms in november, what do you think he is looking for and then we can talk about the names. first of all, i think the president will be prak mgmatic about it. this political climate is the same if not worse since health care reform passed. all of that plays into it. my sense from white house officials is the president s going to be looking for somebody who could be a tactician the way stevens was on the court. somebody who is a real player. clearly, it will be somebody that s progressive. names that get mentioned a lot are some of the very names he s looking for. diane pamela wood, an appellate court judge on the seventh