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| William H. Rehnquist to resign soon? |
| 2005-07-08 |
| FoxNews is reporting that it expects Chief Justice Rehnquist to resign soon. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #12 If he announces, Rhenquist should (and probably will) announce AFTER Bush has named O'Connor's replacement - gives Bush the breathing room he needs to line up for a solid conservative (Luttig?) and a chief justice (Scalia?). If Stevens is going to go now, he may attempt to "pair up" with Rhenquist to try to help the Dems get a "1 conservative, 1 liberal retired, so thats what Bush should appoint, 1 cons 1 lib". That might be how Bush gets Gonzales on the court (the "liberal" spot). ALl in all interesting times... |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-07-08 19:36 |
| #11 Don't forget that there will be at least 3 nomination fights. Whoever replaces Rehnquist as Chief has undergo the confirmation process too. I don't think the Donks have that much ammo. If Stevens goes too then they are in real trouble. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2005-07-08 19:07 |
| #10 Okay, it's 6:20pm in New York. What's Novak's excuse for the complete lack of Rehnquist news? |
| Posted by: WhiteCollarRedneck 2005-07-08 18:13 |
| #9 OK Here we go... NRO Corner sez AF-1 landed... Where is Renquist? Where is Stevens? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-07-08 16:37 |
| #8 I have loved watching the Dhimis shadow boxing with themselves over who the nominee(s) will be and how unqualified the yet to be named person is for the job. A fight? Maybe, but VERY entertaining to say the least. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-07-08 16:31 |
| #7 Drudgie has this tidbit... Reporter Bob Novak declares on CNN that Rehnquist will announce retirement today after Bush's planel touches down at Andrews AFB approx. 4:50 PM EDT... DEVELOPING... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-07-08 16:00 |
| #6 I have a feeling he will be filling 3 seats in the coming 6-9 months. Either way, this is gonna get ugly. I am looking forward to it. Watching the dems try to explain how the latest rulings are actually for the common man and is in our best interests. Like Kelo for example. You don't know what is best for your land, so we take it away from you for the betterment of the land developers and the tax man. See! Common good for the common man! The voters ain't gonna buy it, 'cus we ain't dumb. The dems are going to be in serious trouble in '06 if the republicans don't fuck this up. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-08 15:08 |
| #5 Filling 2 seats at once? Gawd wotta circus - Something bizarre this way comes... Gawd wotta opportunity - if they'll NUKE the DhimmiDonks... |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-08 15:03 |
| #4 Filobuster Bagogas Kennedy will probably blow a gasket... If he does, I bet he gets his care at the King Fahd Specialist Hospital. He'll be stable for the next twenty years while his staff handles his senatorial duties. The voters of Massachusets will keep re-electing him because, let's be honest, they haven't read the names on their ballots for the last thirty years. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-08 14:54 |
| #3 ABC Radio is saying that Novak is saying that it will be after Bush returns from Europe. Whenver it might be, and whomever the nominee(s), Patrick Ruffini has good advice for the GOP as well as any group with interest in a judiciary that reads the law and does not rewrite it from the bench. Check it here. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-07-08 14:07 |
| #2 NRO is talking about Stevens quitting too... Filobuster Bagogas Kennedy will probably blow a gasket... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-07-08 13:08 |
| #1 So does everyone in Washington... |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-07-08 12:22 |