Strategically, it makes sense for the President to announce his nominee very shortly after Judge Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice. As Ramesh has argued over on The Corner, it will be easier to confirm strong nominees seriatim than with multiple vacancies at a time. Given the White House just finished reviewing potential candidates before announcing Roberts, it should be easy to settle on a nominee. If I were asked to make a prediction, I’d say Edith Brown Clement is the most likely nominee, with Edith Jones and Priscilla Owen also making the short-list. RedState’s Erick hears similar things.