[Levin]

It came to me tonight during the debate how Obama can guarantee a victory (even though the race is already his to lose, but this is a guarnatee): promise to appoint a Justice like Justice O'Connor to the Supreme Court as his first appointee. Reagan promised to appoint a woman, and so can Obama. Even more, he'll get all the swing votes who get a little queasy at the thought of a liberal lion being put on the Court. He'll win them over with the promise to appoint a moderate. It will ensure his victory. Enrage the Left, sure, but the race will be his.

And then he'll appoint someone like Diane Wood from the 7th Circuit who is whipper-snapper smart, no-nonsense pragmatist, but who also, once on the Court, will be as liberal as any (except maybe on the criminal issues). He'll win all around.

Get me Axelrod's number. Pronto!