Jess Bravin of the WSJ writes today that, "[a]s conservatives gear up to oppose President Barack Obama's eventual choice for the Supreme Court, the Republican Party's traditional heart — the business community — is laying low."  He cites "guarded optimism about the president's eventual pick."

What do you think?  Would these short-listers strike a Souter-like — meaning moderate — pose in commercial cases:

  • Jennifer Granholm
  • Elena Kagan
  • Sonia Sotomayor
  • Kathleen Sullivan
  • Diane Wood