I'd heard this before I read it here, and it's only noteworthy because Rehnquist has declared premature media predictions of his impending retirement.
So he'll have to be carried out feet first, it seems. Which probably won't happen before, oh, next week ...
I believe there are a couple of conversations happening in the White House right now; one is, shall we go ahead and ignite that shitstorm with the liberals or not, and the other is:
"Can we make the announcement today, Boss, so that I don't have to answer any more questions about Karl, please?"