I thought Rehnquist was supposed to retire today.

renaissanceguy

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Fri Jul-08-05 10:57 AM
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I thought Rehnquist was supposed to retire today.

Anybody hear any news yet?

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whistle

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Fri Jul-08-05 10:58 AM
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1. Which reminds me, has anyone seen or heard from VP Dick Cheney?

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leveymg

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Fri Jul-08-05 11:09 AM
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5. My wife said she saw him on TV at a DC July 4 Event - anyone else?

Or is he now AWOL? Also, I read that he had an appt today with his cardiologist and would be returning to work this afternoon. Anyone 2nd on that?

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grumpy old fart

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Fri Jul-08-05 11:40 AM
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10. Supposed to have a check up today to check on his pacemaker...

or so it said in my newspaper today....

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leveymg

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Fri Jul-08-05 11:59 AM
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11. Anyone think he had another heart attack when he learned he's

Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 12:00 PM by leveymg

going to be indicted? He disappeared about the time Rove emerged from his cave and started going bonkers in public.

Couldn't be related to an Irish prosecutor working in Virginia, could it?

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FogerRox

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Fri Jul-08-05 04:32 PM
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13. Cheney had to run the London operation

SO he was in a bunker

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meegbear

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Fri Jul-08-05 10:58 AM
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2. The drama queen he is ...

probably waiting for the events in London to calm down.

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Fiona

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Fri Jul-08-05 10:59 AM
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3. I thought the rumors were bunk....

I don't think a SC Justice would resign while the President is out of the country. It just seems they'd wait 'til he was back.

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Mass

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Fri Jul-08-05 11:01 AM
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4. Bush is back, apparently

but I think the rumors are bunk as well. Look who are the originators, that's all you need to know.

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Q3JR4

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Fri Jul-08-05 11:14 AM
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6. The day's still young.

Whether or not he retires today or tomorrow, we'll have to wait and see if the rumors bear fruit or not.

:shrug:

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Lexingtonian

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Fri Jul-08-05 11:20 AM
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7. I didn't buy the rumor

Politically, it raises too many problems at once on their side. I'm pretty sure he's putting it off until winter or a year from now- his health isn't, supposedly, that bad that he can't continue on for that long.

Previous asking of the same question-
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1913926&mesg_id=1913926

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Dulcinea

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Fri Jul-08-05 11:27 AM
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8. That's what I think too.

Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 11:29 AM by Dulcinea

He'll hold out as long as he can...until his health gives out or Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement is confirmed.

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uncle ray

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Fri Jul-08-05 11:30 AM
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9. he might have already

it might not have been publicly announced though. didn't * get O'Connor's resignation the evening before it was announced?

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grumpy old fart

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Fri Jul-08-05 04:06 PM
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12. supposed to be in about 10 minutes, 4:15 CDT....

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Piperay

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Fri Jul-08-05 08:01 PM
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14. They'll wait until

they can use to diffuse the scandals like Plame and DSM, keep the media busy with Rehnquist instead of those.

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