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.

A reader writes:

You heard it here first: Rehnquist may resign, possibly.

If I'm right, I'm a star! And if I'm wrong, I'm a gas giant! http://unusedandunusable.blogspot.com/2005/07/i-change-my-mind-i-think-rehnquist.html