Dechristo

Vats dis "Ananity"? Oh, if only I could go back to bed... I must put-up an antenna instead.

your play is just too cold

It is good to confess lack of understanding. That game, played at top competitive levels, requires a level of skill and athleticism that rivals all.

Murray mentioned this over on the "Let's Whine About Our President" thread shortly after this passing was announced on CNN, but it deserves it's own thread. Plenty to spray about with a second Supreme Court appointment for this administration. WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening of cancer, ending a 33-year Supreme Court career during which he oversaw the court’s conservative shift, presided over an impeachment trial and helped decide a presidential election. His death creates a rare second vacancy on the nation’s highest court. Rehnquist, 80, was surrounded by his three children when he died at his home in suburban Arlington. His wife died in 1991. “The Chief Justice battled thyroid cancer since being diagnosed last October and continued to perform his duties on the court until a precipitous decline in his health the last couple of days,” said court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg. Story continues below ↓ advertisement Rehnquist was appointed to the Supreme Court as an associate justice in 1971 by President Nixon and took his seat on Jan. 7, 1972. He was elevated to chief justice by President Reagan in 1986. The death leaves President Bush with his second court opening within four months and sets up what’s expected to be an even more bruising Senate confirmation battle than that of John Roberts. It was not immediately clear what impact Rehnquist’s death would have on confirmation hearings for Roberts, scheduled to begin Tuesday. Rehnquist presided over President Clinton’s impeachment trial in 1999, helped settle the 2000 presidential election in Bush’s favor, and fashioned decisions over the years that diluted the powers of the federal government while strengthening those of the states. Arberg said plans regarding funeral arrangements would be forthcoming. Bush was notified of Rehnquist’s death shortly before 11 p.m. EDT. “President Bush and Mrs. Bush are deeply saddened by the news,” said White House counselor Dan Bartlett. “It’s a tremendous loss for our nation.” The president was expected to make a personal statement about Rehnquist on Sunday. The chief justice passed up a chance to step down over the summer, which would have given the Senate a chance to confirm his successor while the court was out of session, and instead Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement to spend time with her ill husband. Bush chose Roberts, a former Rehnquist clerk and friend, to replace O’Connor. Rehnquist said in July that he wanted to stay on the bench as long as his health would allow. FACT FILE William H. Rehnquist Chief Justice of the United States J. Scott Applewhite / AP File Born: Oct. 1, 1924, in Milwaukee, Wisc. Died: Sept. 3, 2005, in Arlington, Va. Education: B.A., M.A., and LL.B., Stanford University, M.A., Harvard University. Military service: U.S. Army Air Corps, 1943–1946. Career: Law clerk for the Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, 1951-1953; Private law practice, Phoenix, Ariz., 1953–1969. Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, 1969–1971. Supreme Court service: Nominated by President Nixon as an associate justice and took his seat, Jan. 7, 1972. Nominated by President Reagan as chief justice and sworn in, Sept. 26, 1986. Source: Supreme Court of the United States • Print this The president could elevate to chief justice one of the court’s conservatives, such as Antonin Scalia or Clarence Thomas, but it’s more likely he will choose someone from outside the court. Possible replacements include Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and federal courts of appeals judges J. Michael Luttig, Edith Clement, Samuel A. Alito Jr., Michael McConnell, Emilio Garza, and James Harvie Wilkinson III. Others mentioned are former Solicitor General Theodore Olson, lawyer Miguel Estrada and former deputy attorney general Larry Thompson. Rehnquist announced last October that he had thyroid cancer. He had a trachea tube inserted to help him breathe and underwent radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Details of the chief justice’s illness and his plans had been tightly guarded. He looked frail at Bush’s inauguration in January and missed five months of court sessions before returning to the bench in March. On the court’s final meeting day of the last term, June 27, Rehnquist appeared gaunt and had difficulty as he announced the last decision of the term — an opinion he wrote upholding a Ten Commandments display in Texas. His breathing was labored, and he kept the explanation short. He had no public appearances over the summer, although he was filmed by television crews in July as he left the hospital following two nights for treatment of a fever.

The snaffles loot what the hand found.

when your mother says so

hermaphroditic heredity

Sad to hear your self-image.

Your pre-softening technique in preparation for paring the thick, yellow, toetonic plates?

Once, that exact same finger on my left hand was articulated more severely (near 90 degrees by dislocation) at the second joint from the tip. The three of us had been pulling on a glass gallon jug all evening at the Pinedale Mountain Man Rendezvous while making first ascents of every tall sign in town. Two fifths of Jose Cuervo 1800, three fifths of Myers Dark Rum, and two gallons of orange juice went in and out of that glass gallon jug in the course of the evening. At a point near the end of the consumption of above liquids, Jack jumped on my back in the middle of the highway. When we came up from the asphalt, that finger had the atypical turn in it; Jack was horrified. Being in a state of proper anesthesia, and to reassure Jack this affliction was petty, I promptly pulled and straightened the finger into alignment. We celebrated the success of the operation with gusto. That finger joint has always, and remains, larger than the rest.

I can see the flood of inundating insurance premiums coming.

base stock for spicy gumbo...mmmmm, better den good!

shama langa ding dong

You say jazz man, I say jasmine. Let's call the whole thing off.

Dig it. I'm jonesin' for a fix. Here's a picture of my supply man and his phat ride bringin' the goods.

You do whatever you think your conscience can handle.

bifurcated

Why do you Wonder Woman?

CC.Com

Do you mean chord, Dummy? Your use of "cord", intentional or not, promoted Alex the Burper's inference, Dummy. If you live by the cord, you die by the cord. ...or is this just another ploy by the Evil Deceiver Seductress incarnate?

That's foreplay.

So, every time there's a threat perceived to any resident of the U.S., the federal government should forcibly (for the residents' own good) evacuate all residents unable or unwilling to evacuate themselves, 225,000 people in this instance (of course, all residents should be forced to evacuate, otherwise, it stinks of class bias). This way, no one would bear any responsibility. You'd make a benevolent dictator. Making evacuation assistance available is another thing. I wouldn't hazard such a pronouncement that limits the power of natural forces and it's affect on the relative fragility of human effects

nice photo

You should have seen the exodus of thousands of workers from northern Colorado when oil shale development went bust in the winter/spring of '82.

Warm-up. They're gettin ready to call you from the bullpen.