It's a good day

to be a 50 year old conservative federal judge with impeccable credentials.

You might just get a promotion.

One assumes that Messrs. Wilkinson and McConnell are now among the front runners for a Supreme Court appointment. Michael Luttig, Edith Jones and Janice Rodgers Brown are also in the hunt, but they are more likely to raise hackles with the Gang of 14.

And don't forget Attorney General Gonzales, who suddenly is looking good, even though Democrats will be (justly) upset about the role he played in the Administration's detention and interrogation policies.