[el_texicano]

Bush making a third appointment to the SC...now that would be history indeed. He has two appointments so far. Only President Washington and President Bush has had two appointments from what I understand. But a third appointment would put Bush in a class by himself if he gets a third appointment.

Ostensibly that would be Breyer's seat as he is the oldest, but it could be (please let it be so) Ginsberg's seat.

Right now I am wondering if Reinquist passing while still a sitting SC justice might give the other older justices (Breyer, White, Ginsberg) pause to reflect and consider retirement.

[Rosemont]

" Ostensibly that would be Breyer's seat as he is the oldest, but it could be (please let it be so) Ginsberg's seat. "

I think John Paul Stevens (born in 1920) is the oldest. Ginsburg (born in 1933) is getting up there too. Time for both to retire.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Only President Washington and President Bush has had two appointments from what I understand.

Two appointments would be quite routine, historically. Clinton had two, Reagan had three (O'Connor, Scalia, and Kennedy) . . .

GHWB had two, Carter had none (like W in his first term). If the average tenure of a SCOTUS justice were 18 years one vancancy would open up on average every two years.

[ModelBreaker]

Only President Washington and President Bush has had two appointments from what I understand.

I don't think this is correct. Nixon had three. Reagan had at least two.