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A thought just occurred to me:

I wonder if Scalia is really annoyed at Bush? I mean, why wouldn't he be? Given their ideological brotherhood, one might have expected Bush to nominate Scalia as CJ, then Roberts and one other as associates. Unless Scalia did not *want* the job, which is, I suppose, always possible. Of course, that would have meant three confirmation hearings rather than just two.... and all that added work and everything.

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Making Roberts CJ would also mean that the court stays full until O'Connor (who's probably damning Bush right now) leaves, as she's said she won't leave until there's a replacement.