From an e-mail between friends

... one of whom lives in the United Kingdom:

It's ironic that acts of terrorism encourage international warfare to defeat terrorism, and of course that has the effect of increasing the numbers of terrorists.

And also increases the number of acts of terrorism, I might add (despite the efforts of Condoleeza Rice to suppress the truth).

So, with George W Bush leading us around in this circle, we should be due for another war shortly ...

Rehnquist pulls the chain tomorrow?

World Net Daily, via Kos, breaks the rumor. A formal announcement to come Friday morning.

If the chief justice steps down, it would create the first simultaneous high court openings in 34 years. In 1971, President Nixon appointed Rehnquist and Lewis Powell when Justices Hugo Black and John Marshall Harlan retired.

More:

In his column, Novak said a Rehnquist retirement would enable President Bush to nominate Attorney General Alberto Gonzales despite fierce opposition from the president's own political base.

It's going to get a little hotter this summer (for everybody).

Update (7/9): Even the conservo-blogs grow weary of the "now he will, no he hasn't yet" chatter.

Sympathies to Londoners (and all Brits)

... for the tragedies today.