The Swing Decisions

Wow. With hardcore conservative Rehnquist holding on to this mortal coil with one hand, moderate O'Connor's decision to leave is just...not good.

Gonzales is the name on everyone's lips, if only because Bush likes him.

The link is to an analysis of some of the decisions that O'Connor was the swing vote in.

The most terrifying rumour I've heard is that Bush gets to replace both, and makes Gonzalez the Chief Justice to boot.

Then I remembered I live in a country that just legalized same sex marriages, and I laugh.