[Inwoodian]

"OK, Ruthie and John Paul, time to retire."

Both of these are near or over 80 and reportedly in poor health. Can you imagine the screaming of the Flying Monkeys if Bush gets to nominate four Justices. Schumer and Biden will tear out their plugs.

[Mr. Mojo]

It's one thing replacing a conservative with a conservative (Roberts for Rehnquist) and a conservative with moderate (Alito for O'Connor), but replacing a liberal with a conservative would be political armageddon -- the Donkeys would go absolutely ape and the GOP would have to use the nuclear option. ......if they're able to. (I suspect if either Ginsburg or Stevens plans on retiring soon they'll at least wait until after the midterms, hoping the Dems can regain control of the Senate).

[Palpatine]

JP Stevens will be 86 this year RB Ginsburg 73 A Scalia 70 A Kennedy 70 S Breyer 68 D Souter 67 C Thomas 58 S Alito 56 J Roberts 51

the good ones are the youngest!!!!