Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist denied rumors about his retirement and said today that he is going to stay:
"I want to put to rest the speculation and unfounded rumors of my imminent retirement," said Rehnquist, 80, and ailing with thyroid cancer. "I am not about to announce my retirement. I will continue to perform my duties as chief justice as long as my health permits."
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On the positive side of Chief Justice Rehnquist staying on the court, it shows, similar to Pope John Paul II, that the sick and elderly do have value. Just because one is slower than they used to be or that he moves in a wheelchair and needs the assitance of others does not mean that he is incompetant or that he lacks dignity.