Dear President Obama,

I understand that there may be a position opening on the Supreme Court.

Just to let you know, I'm a lawyer.  I know that's not a prerequisite, but I think it helps.

And I'm a liberal, but dogmatically so.

I can sit on a bench all day if that is what the job requires, although I hope it is not a real bench, because I have this lumbar support thing I would prefer to use. 

Furthermore, I look good in black, especially a black robe, which is very thinning I'm told.  I have my own gavel (somewhere — maybe in a storage bin in the basement?), so you won't have to buy me one.

As for Senate confirmation, I don't have any skeletons in my closet.  Just a lot of T-shirts with funny sayings on them.  I'm relatively young for a Supreme Court justice, but not young enough to be inexperienced, and I think I can "run rings" around some of those folks on the Senate panel.

And I really do write better than this blog would suggest.  I understand that my legal opinions won't be in HTML or have graphics floating to the right or left.

Also, Souter was from New Hampshire; I'm from New Hampshire.  So, you know, if there's a geopolitical angle to your nominee choice, I hope you will take that into account.

References and resume available on request.  Headshot, too, if you think that is important.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Yours, etc.

Ken