oh boy. This is going to be a fun time
But it is no surprise SOMEONE stepped down, so many of them are in poor health. I did think it might be Rehnquist, but he's so damn stubborn he probably won't step down until he dies.
Very interesting for me since this is the first SC vacancy that I have much memory of. I remember the whole Clarence Thomas debacle, but only in the context of Anita Hill. I didn't really understand the whole SC thing back then. Now, well, very different story.
I think GW would have a better chance of getting a conservative woman appointed. If it has to be a conservative, I hope it's a woman.