I think the next big this is Judge Renquist (sp?) being replaced on the Supreme Court. If you haven't heard, he had surgery for thyroid cancer and is now undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. No one is saying exactly how sick he is, but experts say when you undergo the surgery and radiation and chemo, that it's a pretty aggresive form of the cancer. He says he's going to keep up with his court work at home, but you can bet that even if he lasts until next year he won't last much longer than that - he's already 80 years old. He has been a huge voice in the supreme court and you can bet replacing him will cause a HUGE partisan battle - oh joy of joys.