tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8978583852022726195..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Persuading KennedyJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-54694182562410915162010-07-01T13:11:23.111-05:002010-07-01T13:11:23.111-05:00Nope. Ginsburg has hired 4 clerks for the upcoming...Nope. Ginsburg has hired 4 clerks for the upcoming term. She's not going retiring. Kennedy has hired only 2. He's seriously thinking about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-64471713050899890212010-05-11T18:40:10.550-05:002010-05-11T18:40:10.550-05:00If I may, I strongly suspect that Ruth Bader Ginsb...If I may, I strongly suspect that Ruth Bader Ginsburg will retire next (nothing personal, but battling pancreatic cancer can't be too much fun), before Obama's first term ends.<br /><br />So Kennedy would have 3 new Justices named by Obama to gauge what type of Justice Obama will name in case he retires.<br /><br />Assuming Obama is re-elected, would Kennedy retire prior to mid-2016 (so there's time for Obama to replace him)? <br /><br />That's a good question, and will depend on his physical and mental health, so people wondering if Kennedy might retire would do well to find out what his cholesterol levels are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-30919716728549194312010-05-11T09:40:58.776-05:002010-05-11T09:40:58.776-05:00You are quite right that the nomination needs to b...You are quite right that the nomination needs to be understood from the perspective of a 25 - 40 year career on the court, not who can move Justice Kennedy in the short term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com