Chief Justice Scalia?

Rehnquist is dead. I won't miss him particularly, but I'm very frightened that his replacement may be worse. Chief Justice Scalia is almost a certainty. Thomas is too junior. Kennedy is too moderate, and of course the others are much too liberal. Unfortunately, the Chief Justice has a lot of power. He assigns the writing of the majority opinion. Scalia, while he is one of the most brilliant justices ever, has absolutely no concept of diplomacy or reasonableness. I expect a Supreme Court even more severely splintered in the future.

I worry for my country.