We have a New Chief Justice

[The_Dark]

Roberts was confirmed today with a vote of 78 to 22.

[phee]

He didn't seem to bad... kind of evasive, but who wouldn't be?

[The_Dark]

I have never seen anyone appointed to be a Federal judge that wasn't evasive during the process. They have to be. It's just no right for a Judge to make comments about specific cases without knowing the case.

[Msterbeau]

Bleh.

The real fight will be over who replaces O'Conner.

[phee]

True

[The_Dark]

Kinda depends on who is nominated.

[phee]

Kinda depends on who is nominated.

I think we know what kind he is likely express

[The_Dark]

and you thought that same thing before Roberts was nominated.

[phee]

yes...

[Msterbeau]

and you thought that same thing before Roberts was nominated.

Just because Roberts views are not well known, and his affiliations deliberately low-key and non-offensive , doesn't mean he's everyone's golden boy. He's still a conservative. The only reason a bigger fuss wasn't made is because he was replacing another conservative on the bench.