I question the timing of this cancer.

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.

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.

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".

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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