Was Rehnquist hated by the liberals

[Fuzzy Bear]

In reading Bob Woodward's The Brethren, Rehnquist emerges as a likable figure.  He got a kick out of the fact that one of the Ivy League Schools had a "Rehnquist Club" and the head of it was the "Grand Rehnquisitor".  He was remarkable unstuffy, in comparison to Warren Burger, whom few had actual affection for.  This is separate from the opinions of Rehnquist's work as a jurist, but, no, he was not hated personally.  He was, however, the leading conservative ideologue on the Court and, unlike Burger, was willing to stand alone in dissent.  ("Always to the right, but never alone."  That was an assessment of Burger, who sought to control the authorship of decisions more than any Chief Justice in recent years.)