"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.
Good point. That *is* a shame. At least he lived to see his protege nominated and, perhaps, can watch the rest of history from a better seat.