As if to place a punctuation mark on all of the other recent deaths, it has just been announced that Chief Justice Rehnquist has just passed away. For all the things he has done that I have cursed him for, he at least has been a rational thinker and a fine mind, and will certainly be better than his replacement.
I hope that our civil rights will survive that replacement. I am now thoroughly depressed.
Hat tip for the news to Think Progress.
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Pat Robertson must be thrilled...
... since this is literally exactly what he prayed for:
http://www.cbn.com/special/supremecourt/prayerpledge.asp
He and the rest of the right-wingers must be dancing in the streets. I'm sure the only thing holding George Bush back is fear that a camera might catch him.