sandra, at this point i think the two likeliest candidates are a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, and a justice on the california supreme. i think both of them have been talked a lot about comedy a fairly long paper trails and they are going to be pretty well-known. certainly in the early hours after this big news broke this morning, those of the two candidates most of us are watching pretty carefully. much will be made about his retirement and the timing of his retirement, did anything about this surprise you tom? what surprised me a little bit sandra was the timing and that normally eat, traditionally, historically, supreme court justices announce their retirement at the end of their term in june. right before it breaks forth summer recess. the fact that he made this information a leak in january tells me that everybody involves knows the importance. if there is a ticking bomb here.