Bush Gets Second Chance to Mess with SCOTUS

George W. Bush has received his second chance at messing with the Supreme Court of the United States today with news of the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The Bush Administration's jurisprudential legacy will last deep into the twenty-first century, with Bush able to set the agenda for years to come by nominating another conservative judge to the court, as well as choose the next Chief Justice. Reuters says,

As chief justice, Rehnquist pushed the closely divided nine-member court to the right, and President George W. Bush was expected to use the opening to continue his own drive to add conservative voices to the judiciary.

The bad news out of the U.S. just continues.