[newzjunkey]

Just... damn. Well he said he wasn't going to retire. I had an inkling that his illness was too serious for him to survive for very long based on what information I was able to gain. I'm sorry he's been lost and wasn't able to make it to his 20th year as Chief Justice.

That's TWO important SCOTUS appointments Bush *must* get right just in order to maintain the status quo of he court.

RIP, William H Rehnquist.

[flaglady47]

"I'm sorry he's been lost and wasn't able to make it to his 20th year as Chief Justice."

What I feel bad about is that I was hoping Rehnquist would make it a bit into this new fall session so that he would have the joy of welcoming his protege, John Roberts, to the Supreme Court, and show him the ropes. Roberts has lost a great mentor, and future colleague.