The world is watching and even Europe is looking at the US with scorn. Karen Hughes and Condi Rice will have their work cut out for them to convince the world that the United States is good. Good luck ladies, THE UNITED STATES IS BEHAVING BADLY RIGHT NOW.
A stay and a grant of cert is the last opportunity for the judicial branch to avoid a constitutional crisis. I am sure Rhenquist, Scalia and Thomas understand that fact.