There should be no doubt that The White House was in the loop on this retirement.

[madaboutharry]

The CNN headline "...giving Biden a chance to nominate a justice..." is bullshit. It isn't a chance. It is an opportunity and a done deal. And it will be quick.

We have the majority (even with Manchin and Sinema behaving poorly) and Biden certainly already knows who he will nominate from the top of his list. In my opinion, it will be a person of color and most likely a woman.

[dsc]

1. He promised a Black woman so I am assuming that is what we will get

I am happy as long as she is young, liberal, and qualified which I am sure she will be.

[Hoyt]

2. Don't think CNN meant anything negative by "chance." However, glad he has opportunity and

appreciate Breyer's service. Look forward to nominee's announcement.

[madaboutharry]

3. Then the word "chance" was poor writing.

Chance means the possibility of something happening. It was the wrong word to use. Does anyone think he isn't going to be able to replace him? It says something about the quality of journalism.

[onenote]

8. Headline writers go for succinct. Chance is shorter than Opportunity.

And Opportunity is a synonym for chance.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/chance

[sop]

4. Are you sure Manchin and Sinema will behave? And McConnell won't promise them the earth,

moon and stars to either obstruct, or worse yet, switch parties now? These days, nothing is certain.

[madaboutharry]

5. The most talked about jurist is someone they have already confirmed last year.

I don't think they are going to be a problem.

[sop]

9. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be an excellent choice. I hope Manchinema behave.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. There are SUPERB women out there to choose from

Maya Wylie and Sherilyn Ifel come to mind.

To have a woman of color on the bench will put the Conservative men on notice. Ole Clarence Thomas will not like having a Liberal African-American woman law scholar near him. Perhaps another retirement?

I can dream.

[Aristus]

7. I don't think it's just a dream.

Your scenario seems very likely to me. Toxic masculinity is not restricted to white men only. And as his confirmation process proved, Thomas's masculinity is as toxic as it gets.