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So.., was this one of those Divine hits
Pat Robertson was praying for?

Chief Justice William H. Renquist is dead.

Likely extensive follow ups will be coming at SCOTUSblog, and with the Roberts nomination coming up next week there'll be the next comer to speculate on over on the Supreme Court Nomination Blog.

We're in deep, people, and it's getting deeper and darker all the time. The Bush administration getting at least two shots at the court in such a short time?

Comments

Mark said…
Looks like God isn't a very good at the assassination game; bad aim.

As Rehnquist was a full-on conservative, replacing him with another one won't really tip the judicial scales. Still, you are right that 2 spots filled by Dumbya could be a disaster for all of us.

I just want to be the first to say I do not believe that horrible rumor that Rehnquist actually drowned in New Orleans whorehouse while enjoying his limited time left.
1:38 AM
Mike Norton said…
It certainly could have been worse - having a more centrist judge replaced by a hard Right one would be disaster - but having a newer, younger version of Renquist installed this term for a possible 30+ year run of his or her own... Adding it to the Roberts nomination and the long term is becoming grim.

As for the rest, I think that the rumor is just misdirected. It was actually Strom Thurmond, who faked his death two years ago, used an experimental melanin treatment and collagen injections in order to pass as Black and proceeded to have the best two years of his life.
12:47 PM
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