Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court died of cancer last night at his home in the Washington DC suburb of Arlington, Virginia. He was 80 years old. May he rest in peace!
(Please click here to read his obituary.)
Note: For those of us who decry the racial politics that caused the federal government to abandon tens of thousands of blacks in distress in New Orleans last week, Rehnquist’s death could not be more untimely. Because our condemnation will only be exacerbated by the Party politics that will now drown-out our demands for sustained help as Democrats and Republicans engage in a war of words over his replacement.
Alas, justice that was delayed in coming to their aid will be justice that is denied to many black victims of Hurricane Katrina!
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QuickNuke says
The good news is that President Bush cut his vacation short (despite the several day delay) to handle this crisis.
I hope his vacation went well. We need a well-rested president to handle a major crisis like the one we’re facing now, and if that means taking 50 vacations over a 6 year term, so be it.
I see no reason why the President has to be located in the White House. It’s simply not important for him to have face to face meetings with his most trusted officials. If those officials need to take a plane trip to go see the President in Texas, so be it. The President of the United States travels for no man, regardless of the productivity implications.
As far as I’m concerned, I’d rather have a President who prays frequently, than a “brilliant” President who is truly compassionate. Historically, prayer has always been the one thing that has separated great men. You could take a man with an IQ of less than 100 and make him president as long as he prays.
President Bush is a hero. The American people were so intelligent for electing him. You can tell he really wants the job, and has the mental capacity and drive to make our country great.
Gooooooooooo AMERICA!!!!!!
(pumping my fists in enthusiastic cheer because I AM PATRIOTIC!!!!)
Anonymous says
keep drinking the kool-aid buddy! “quicknuke”? jesus christ!
Anonymous says
Quicknuke: So what do you do for an encore?
Noel