As Alfred the Butler says, some men just want to watch the world burn. There's a possibility that McCain will win the election, immediately keel over, and President Palin will be sworn in this January. And a small part of me actually wants this to happen, just to watch everyone totally lose their shit.
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Fine, make me do some research.
Former President Taft became the Chief Justice in 1921. But he was a circuit judge before being President, and being Chief Justice was his "lifelong ambition" according to Wikipedia.