[Ninian Dryhope]

"this is GW's last good chance to get a conservative judge on the court."

Stephens is an old fart and could drop dead tomorrow.

[Judith Anne]

Stephens is an old fart and could drop dead tomorrow

Right--but I made an error, it seems. For some reason I thought Souter and Kennedy were older...and Ginsberg isn't all that well, just look at her.

[Republican Red]

Stephens is an old fart and could drop dead tomorrow

He stumbled down a flight of starirs today and if not for Judge John Roberts grabbing Steven's arm we would have had another pick today.

[Artemis Webb]

It is neither proper or polite to call Stephens, a Justice of the Supreme Court an "old fart".

The proper term is "Liberal Geezer".

[sourcery]

Stephens is an old fart and could drop dead tomorrow.

He's 85-ish (not sure of his precise birthdate.) Once past 80, the odds on average of dying in a particular year are about 20%. Ginsberg (72) is younger, but has health problems. Souter (66) and Breyer (67) are a few years younger still. Even so, there are effectively 3 years remaining in Bush's term during which he would be able to get a nominee confirmed, and the net chance of one of the aforesaid Justices dying or retiring per year is no more than 30%. So, the best case is that there's no more than a 90% chance that Bush will be able to choose one more Justice.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Stephens is an old fart and could drop dead tomorrow.

I'm an atheist, but I will say if there was ever a time to pray, your above comment should be motivational for those so inclined...

[TheRightGuy]

Stephens is an old fart and could drop dead tomorrow.

And RuthyBG could lose another 12 pounds and disappear entirely!