is Scalia healthy ?

[JI7]

he is in his 70s , is overweight and drinks and smokes a lot. he eats a lot of bad food also.

i think along with Stevens and Ginsberg who will probably retire, Scalia may leave for health reasons . the next President will have the power to appoint at least 3 justices.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

1. From your keyboard to Gods eares

We can only hope!

[liberal N proud]

13. He needs to survive for another 8 months

[babylonsister]

2. Scalia is 'only' 72, which shocks me-I thought he was younger.

How do you know what he eats, smokes, and drinks?

Gossip here: Ruth Bader Ginsberg is a good buddy of his. :wow:

[zanne]

10. More gossip material...

Does he or doesn't he dye his hair?

[tularetom]

3. Well he does spend a lot of time hunting with the dick

That isn't healthy for anybody. But he looks bloated and very red faced - sorta like Tim russert did before he checked out.

If he were to retire or die who would think for Thomas?

[Geoff R. Casavant]

25. He also has fat fingers

Which I'm told is an outward manifestation of pre-congestive heart failure.

[comtec]

4. physically or mentally?

I reallly hope he goes completely NUTS one day and goes after those two new assholes....

*ahem*
th only problem with a trifecta, is that we'll only get .. what net one liberal/moderate on the court?
The other two arent that bad, iirc.

[JI7]

5. Stevens and Ginsberg are great, but they are very old and probably

would have retired already if a Dem had been in office in the last 8 years. they are holding on as much as they can. even they don't want those seats turning conservative.

[MiniMe]

12. I don't think that conservative is necessarily bad, its the neocons that are

Look what having Alito taking Sandra Day O'Conner's place did. And Souter was nominated by a republican, I think by Poppy. However, he is somebody who respects the constitution and doesn't try to legislate from the bench.

[JI7]

15. we got lucky with Souter who is not conservative

he had no paper trail. i think Kennedy voted against him and said he considers it one of his biggest mistakes in voting.

[LeftishBrit]

24. Stevens was nominated by Ford; and years ago Warren was nominated by Eisenhower...

and there have probably been other moderate/liberal Republican appointees.

But I think any Bush/Cheney/McNut appointee would turn out to the right of Genghis Khan!

[MiniMe]

11. "what net one liberal/moderate on the court"

I don't even care if they aren't flaming liberals, I just want them to respect the constitution. There are a lot of 5-4 decisions going either way, mostly on the controversial things. And Kennedy is always the swing vote. So you could have many 5-4 decisions go to either 6-3 or 5-4 the other way. So it could have a big impact.

[bean fidhleir]

6. He hasn't been healthy since he first drew breath (nt)

[tavalon]

7. Hehe, my prayers are working

[Smarmie Doofus]

8. He won't retire while there's a DEM president.

This I promise you. He might die... but he won't retire.

[Historic NY]

18. If we buy him a new Winnebago he will......

thats all he wants to do.

[retread]

9. He's fine considering he has no reflection in mirrors. Then there's that daylight and

blood thing.

[mwb970]

14. Scalia and Thomas are the worst Justices I've ever seen.

With Alito and Roberts right behind them. They make the name "Justice" sound like as big a joke as "Department Of Justice" has become. Justice - ha! America no longer "does" justice. All power to the corporations!

[MiniMe]

17. Alito is still getting his feet wet. Give him a few years

[malaise]

16. Hmmmmmmmmmmm

Don't tempt me :hi:

[nomaco-10]

19. Scalia looks like he's one plate of pasta fagioli away...

from a MAJOR heart attack. Serious.

[KharmaTrain]

20. Scalia Goes Out Toes Up

No way he'll retire. Many are amazed to know this goon has been on the court now for over 20 years and for many years was touted as the next Chief Justice. He became so toxic in the court and inside this regime that when the time came he got passed over. I've noticed since that time he's really gone off the rails. It's as if he can be "free" to be the asshole he always was and now with his buddies Roberts, Alito and Thomas next to him, he's like the gang leader of their own little club. Big Tony's "the man"...he doesn't just control his vote, but three others on that court. Why quit now?

While I expect the next Supreme Court vacancies to be from our side...Stevens is nearly 90, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has health problems and I've also heard that Breyer has hinted he'd like to do something else. However, looking at the Scalia gang, there's some reason for health concerns there as well...Roberts already has had a seizure, Thomas keeps looking fatter and older every time I see him and Big Tony's gotta be a walking cholesterol ball. Not that I'm hoping for any misfortune...I'd prefer Big Tony wakes up some day and just ups and quits, but I suspect he'll wait til the bitter end...and I do mean bitter.

[annabanana]

21. He died inside, morally, years and years ago.

Maybe his Mother beat it out of him.

[LibertyLover]

22. I seriously doubt the Scalia

will retire, but if he did, it would be right now, right after this court session ends, so that W can nominate another justice on the lines of Alito or Roberts to replace him. I agree that Stevens and Ginsberg are hanging on until a Democratic president (please dear Gods as of January, 2009!) takes office. But Tony - nah, he thinks he's invincible and will live forever, or at least until there's another Republican president in office to nominate his successor.

[Ganja Ninja]

23. "The good die young but pricks live forever." - Lewis Black n/t

[Octafish]

26. A NAZI is never really healthy.

Not just a sickness of mind, but a sickness of the soul.