My sister-in-law's hairdresser has a good friend in Washington whose close friend's brother works in the Supreme Court cafeteria, and he says . . . .

No, actually, I'm told by someone who seems like a serious person that Bob Novak just said on CNN that, according to Novak's source, Rehnquist will retire as soon as the President lands, which would be near 5 pm Eastern today.

Take it for what it's worth.