[Cboldt]

Here's a question to ponder...O'Connor announced her decision to retire when her successor was confirmed...So after Alito is confirmed..purely hyupothetically...if she refused to retire....took a mulligan..decided that she wanted to stay on..what would happen? I think that after this confirmation, congress should address the issue..no more "if/then" retirements..

Pondered some time ago. I think the President wins. If you ponder to logical conclusion, you reach the question of "If there is no opeing, how can there even be a nomination and hearings?"

I also researched a dozen or so recent retirements, and hers was the ONLY one that was contingent on having a confirmed replacement. All that further lowered my already low opinion of O'Connor.

[pgyanke]

I also researched a dozen or so recent retirements, and hers was the ONLY one that was contingent on having a confirmed replacement. All that further lowered my already low opinion of O'Connor.

Why? What's so wrong about doing your job until you are replaced? I know she's bad news for the Constitution, but I don't find anything wrong with the WAY she's retiring.