Thomas for Chief J revisited

Came across the following from a mention on the Bench Memos blog on NRO: the case for Bush to pick Clarence Thomas for Chief Justice from his dissent in Kelo.

Now, I used his dissent in the medical marijuana case to further my argument a few weeks ago, but I wholeheartedly concur with Wanniski that his Kelo dissent is a strong indicator that he is the man for the job.:

Memo To: President George W. Bush
Cc: Karl Rove
From: Jude Wanniski
Re: The “Taking Clause” Erased

To be honest, Mr. President, until the Supreme Court on Thursday announced its 5-to-4 decision limiting the property rights of all Americans, I assumed that upon the retirement of Chief Justice Rehnquist you would not name Justice Clarence Thomas to fill that vacancy – and that you would probably be wise to avoid the controversy his nomination would bring.

But after reading Justice Thomas’s dissenting opinion in the New London, Conn. case, I think his wisdom, his judgment and his perspective so clearly fits him to be Chief Justice that the American people would not permit the kind of political firestorm that accompanied his appointment to the Court by your father 15 years ago.