Sandy in the summer?

The most amusing parlor game in Washington these days is the game of "who will be the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and when?" and then the inevitable follow up game of "who's next?"

Very Smart People inside the Beltway have all kinds of theories about Thomas and Scalia vs. Olson and Luttig and a whole host of names that certainly get points for originality. The smartest people of all, however, are keeping mum because the truth of the matter is that no one knows and no one will know until a letter is delivered from that venerable Court down the road to 1600 Penn. It is all useless speculation until then.

But even Cindy Adams joins in the game in her New York Post gossip column today, speculating on Sandra Day O'Connor's service and potential retirement. According to Ms. Adams, look for an O'Connor retirement this summer.

Wonder what Nostradamus says.