[NormsRevenge]

Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts smiles during questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in this Sept. 14, 2005 file photo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak-File)

[martin_fierro]

Underscoring the rarity of a chief justice's confirmation, senators answered the roll by standing one by one at their desks as their names were called, instead of voting and leaving the chamber.

Oooooh, they stood up. How awesome. < |:/~

[Carry_Okie]

overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate to lead the Supreme Court through turbulent social issues for generations to come.

Gosh, I didn't know that was covered in the Constitution!

The things you learn in newspapers.

[trubluolyguy]

Ok, good. Now on to new business.

[Red Badger]

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!...............Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

.Now JANICE ROGERS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!More than ever!......

[xzins]

Now on to step #2. I'm betting on an announcement at the end of the day tomorrow to beat the news cycle.

The media can then be flooded with media buys/bio's of the new nominee....preempts the left's rage.

[rhombus]

Twenty-two Democrats opposed Roberts, saying he could turn out to be as conservative as justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court anchors on the right.

We can only hope that this and only this time the Democrats are right.

[COUNTrecount]

Even Anna Nicole is thrilled..(her case is coming up)

[Sometimes A River]

Well here goes...we should know by December (when they start issuing rulings) whether this guy is another Souter or Rehnquist.

If he's another Souter, that's the final straw for me.

[WOSG]

Dean mode on ...

YYYYEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[TravisBickle]

"With the confirmation of John Roberts, the Supreme Court will embark upon a new era in its history, the Roberts era," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., whose 55 GOP members unanimously voted for the multimillionaire judge.

I wonder why this was mentioned?

[SueRae]

Okay, congrats to the new Chief Justice.

Now the real battle begins, next nomination please.

[colorado tanker]

The only reason the vote is this lopsided is lots of Dems want some cover for when they filibuster the next nominee.

[petro45acp]

...Over and over, he has assured lawmakers his rulings would be guided by his understanding of the facts of cases, the law and the Constitution, not by his personal views...."

Fair enough, but would prefer "...guided by the Constitution, the Constitution, and the Constitution..."

Just my fantasy world peeking through.

God's speed Mr. Chief Justice!

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[jpl]

John Glover Roberts Jr. won confirmation as the 17th chief justice of the United States Thursday, overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate to lead the Supreme Court through turbulent social issues for generations to come.

"Generations to come"? He's 50, not 2.

[Reagan Man]

There was no good reason that John Roberts shouldn't have been unanimously approved, or at the least 90-95 votes. William Rehnquist was approved 65-33 for Chief, with 3 less votes then during his original vote to sit on the high court. Rehnquist was a well known GOP partisan. Roberts is a highly qualified jurist. Ginsberg, Beyer and Scalia flew through the Senate. Guess when you're out of power for 11 years, things change. S**t happens. LOL

[kittymyrib]

Those 22, including Hitlery, Corzine, Kennedy, are about as far out of the mainstream as one can get and still be on the planet, yet they lectured Chief Justice Roberts about his being out of the mainstream. They are hilarious!

[PureTrouble]

This is great news, and I shudder to think how the supreme court would have been filled had sKerry been elected.

Maybe we can go for 3 nominations with 2 of those being replaced as leaning toward the left. Of course the replacements will be right leaning.

[GR Freeper]

Chevy Chase has got to be kicking himself now.

[webheart]

...55 GOP members unanimously voted for the multimillionaire judge.

No, there is no bias in this article. It just happens to be a fact that the GOP is a party of rich white men. (sarcasm)