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October 25, 2004

Breaking: Chief Justice Rehnquist at Bethesda for Cancer Treatment

Drudge has a slug. Jen says his condition is "serious," and she's trustworthy, so she must have heard that on tv or the radio.

BREAKING: Underwent surgery-- a tracheotomy.

Pray for the man's life. The article says that he'll be on the bench when the Court resumes its work next Monday, but it sounds to me like he's likely to retire.



posted by Ace at 12:17 PM
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I question the timing of this cancer.

Posted by: blaster on October 25, 2004 12:24 PM

He had cancer removed from his neck. Thyroid/Trachea and is expected to be fine. However he is 80 and surgery on an 80 year old is never easy. If he comes off the ventilator easily it will be ok. But that is usually the danger. Putting them to sleep. The SCOTUS is saying he will be back to work Nov 11. i think that is generous. But it isn't like they are going to say anything else.

Bush needs to win so this gentleman can retire and live the rest of his life at leisure.

Everyone needs to vote.

Posted by: Jennifer on October 25, 2004 12:25 PM

Jennifer nails it: We must vote! Also with whatever time remains, persuade undecideds and make plans to help friends and neighbors get to the polls next Tuesday. If the thought of Kerry appointing Bill and/or Hillary to the Supreme Court doesn't motivate you, nothing will.

Posted by: The Old Coot on October 25, 2004 01:00 PM

Whoever wins gets to make 3-4 SCOTUS appointments.

If Kerry wins but the Republicans control the Senate, I can easily see him giving Hillary a seat on the Court, along with 3 Ginsburg clones - and Bubba being his designated foreign policy Statesman and diplomat extraordinaire. Bubba blew his own SCOTUS seat by lying under oath.

Bush wins? He will ineptly appoint one Souter, one O'Connor, and two conservatives. But he's better than Kerry!

Think of it as Ford vs. Carter. Ford was a subpar President, but people voted for Carter and change, and got a worse President.

Go to the polls thinking...."Bush may not be that good, but Kerry would be awful".

Posted by: Cedarford on October 25, 2004 01:13 PM

ABC says he's expected to be back at work by Monday.

Posted by: Joe R. the Unabrewer on October 25, 2004 01:40 PM

I just told a liberal friend of mine the news, and was rather surprised to see the look of unrestrained glee on his face.

Posted by: Sobek on October 25, 2004 01:57 PM

Cedarford,

Hope you're joking... Hillary has about the same chance of getting on the Supreme Court as I do right about now. The most she could hope for (and this is a big maybe) is a federal district court judgeship.

Not that she'd ever want it, anyway. She's got her hopes pinned on electoral ascendency.

Posted by: Russell Wardlow on October 25, 2004 02:04 PM

He's a tough old guy. He'll be back on the bench in no time.

Posted by: Scout on October 25, 2004 02:18 PM

Russell -

You neglect a long tradition of appointing Justices who have NOT toiled in lesser courts - but come right out of high political office or academia.

And Hillary just wants to change the country. Why go through the hassle and uncertainty of running for office to effect national changes fitting a liberal agenda? Why should she be busting her copiuous ass fighting all the moderates and conservatives opposing her, with 110+ hour White House workweeks? When you can legislate all you want from the bench, with no risk, instead, Kicking back in complete security and putting bankers hours in.

Besides, as I said, this scenario only plays out if Kerry wins. Hillary can't run in 2008 against an incumbent (Dems agree that Teddy's 1980 run hurt them badly, so never again in the name of Party loyalty)- and since Hill would be in her late 60's assuming her 1st opportunity would be after Kerry's 2nd term - in 2012.

Posted by: Cedarford on October 25, 2004 03:13 PM

If Kerry wins, get ready for Chief Justice Hillary Rodham Clinton!

Posted by: Greg Schreiber on October 25, 2004 05:00 PM

The moonbats are already saying it's a put-up job to scare conservatives into the voting booths

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🚨ED MILIBAND [a Minister in Starmer's government] SAYS KEIR STARMER WILL RESIGN AS PRIME MINISTER

He has reportedly reassured Labour MP's that Starmer will be resigning following the disastrous results tonight

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No political party that is NOT also a doomsday religious cult would EVER choose a cataclysmic loss -- and possible extinction as a party -- to support a toxically unpopular favoritism of NON-CITIZEN ILLEGAL MIGRANTS over actual citizen voters.

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That is much worse than the worst case predictions I’ve seen.

Cataclysmic

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br> If this continues, Keir Starmer will be out of office next week.

Reform has surged and projected to pick up between 1700-2100 seats.


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