Hard to believe there will be a SC justice only a few years older than I am. Maybe soon we will have a president younger than I am. ;-)
I forget which talking head last night said Roberts would be in line to succeed Rehnquist as chief justice now, even if Rehnquist retires relatively soon, like within 6 months. That would be an interesting move but I wonder if it wouldn't be a bit of an insult to the more senior Scalia or Thomas.
I would be really surprised if it wasn't Scalia. Thomas would be an excellent choice, but I see Bush going with seniority. I don't see Roberts being in the cards for the chief justice job anytime soon.