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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Stevens is just old, but no ailments I'm aware of.
Rehnquist has the C, but he was supposed to be dead by now as a result, and he's not, so I suspect he'll stick it out. While I agree Rehnquist wouldn't step down earlier than necessary, one might think him sufficiently concerned with the institution no to leave it in the lurch were he to die suddenly (which may mean he doesn't expect to).
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I actually hope Rehnquist doesn't step down, if only for his own sake. His wife died already, and according to media reports, he has made the court his life.
I've seen people between 40-75 my whole life who kicked the bucket right after voluntarily "retiring", and I sometimes think its because they honestly could not figure out what else they were supposed to do... so it must be time to die. And I'm being serious here. I once worked with an early 40s law enforcer who up and left with his fiancee to Florida to go live the poor life on the beach. A month later, we got word back that he was dead of some ridiculous cause or another. Heart attack maybe? I forget.
Remember the old guy in the Shawshank Redemption who couldn't figure out his new place in the world when he was released? Sort of like that.
So all I'm saying is that maybe Rehnquist should sit down with Bush, Frist and even Reid, and they can discuss (in complete confidence) what to do when he's gone. But no way do I ever suggest that a hard worker retire. Too often, they don't know what to do when they do, and its asking them to commit suicide.
Than again, if we put him in a nursing home with Bilmore, maybe they could be roomies.
