Can you imagine Hillary in a long black robe with a gavel in her hand?  How does the sound of the words "Justice Hillary Clinton" fall on your earlobes? 

It could happen says one legal correspondent who covers the high court. 

According to Tony Mauro, in today's USA Today.com column, if Obama gets in he could very well appoint Hillary to the U.S. Supreme Court should a vacancy arise.  It wouldn't be the first time, he said, that a President gives such a position to a past or possible future competitor.  Keep her busy I guess. 

Abraham Lincoln named former rival Salmon Chase to the high court in 1864.  Later President Eisenhower named possible competitor Earl Warren, then Governor of California to the post. 

What about judicial experience?  Does it matter?  Not neccesarily.  I guess previous Presidents including Hillary's own husband believe the bench should be leavened with a politician or two for practicality purposes. 

Gah!  Practicality reasons?  What's so practical about having another politician who has no experience put in a position they shouldn't be? 

How about we put a businessman, a housewife, or even a teenager on the bench for practicality reasons.  I think I could nominate quite a few who could do a good job.