Sedative Withdrawal Made Rehnquist Delusional in '81

Washington Post by Alan Coopperman | Jan. 5, 2007 (News Report)

Files Detail Drug Addiction And FBI's Role in Hearings

The late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist took a powerful sedative during his first decade on the Supreme Court and grew so dependent on it that he became delusional and tried to escape from a hospital in his pajamas when he stopped taking the drug in 1981, according to newly released FBI files.

The files also show that during both of Rehnquist's confirmation battles -- when he was first named to the court by President Richard Nixon in 1971 and ... Full Story »

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by Anon Ymous - Oct. 1, 2008

Yes, it's god journalism because it digs quite deep into, and stays focused on, a very specific subject. Also, that subject is an important one: the possibility for a supposedly apolitical government agency to be used for partisan purposes. Even if the story is not entirely true, it is possibly a good reminder that no government should be trusted too much. We SHOULD be skeptical towards the government, and to the news we read from ALL sources, even our favorites.