[Texas_Jarhead]

Perhaps he was brought up not to speak ill of the dead so he's just keepin his mouth shut.

[SpringheelJack]

Perhaps he was brought up not to speak ill of the dead so he's just keepin his mouth shut.

Keeping your mouth shut in an instance like this speaks pretty loudly.

[savedbygrace]

Souter didn't have any problem with misrepresenting himself to get confirmed, so even if he has animosity against Chief Justice Rhenquist, why would he have a problem with just lying and saying something nice?

No, there's something else involved here.