R.I.P. WILLIAM REHNQUIST

So we're obviously living in interesting times. Could it get more interesting? Yes, yes it can:


All due respect to Mr. Rehnquist, but did he ever choose a bad time to kick the bucket. The Roberts hearings are set to begin next week. It's my guess that this vacancy is likely to abbreviate the scheduled hearings, and John Roberts — who was already going to be confirmed without serious oppostion — will now be confirmed in short order. We've got to deal with Katrina — the interestingness that matters most right now — and then there's another SCOTUS vacancy to fight over. Not to mention Iraq and the fight against terrorism overall.

Frankly, we don't have enough time and resources to fight about all of this. But fighting we already are.

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posted by WWB at 12:37 AM |