Pleased

UPDATE: below.

I'm happy I called the Roberts-for-Chief meme early and accurately. Given that Rehnquist's funeral is Wednesday, the Roberts hearings likely will be moved to Thursday. Ann Althouse is optimistic:

Roberts is going to inspire us with the look of crisp decisiveness at those hearings. So I'm picturing the Democratic Senators making their points, staking out their positions in a solid, impressive way, without consuming an exasperating amount of time and accepting their defeat with decent grace and a pragmatic appeal for support in the next election.

"And I am Marie of Romania."¹ Still, Roberts's confirmation should be simple and swift.

Beyond the chest-beating, this is the best possible outcome for the rule of law and for America. Roberts is the perfect Chief: brilliant and conservative, sure, but more importantly, friendly and affable. Roberts will be a Chief devoted to principle but capable of compromise--while recognizing that not every compromise is a surrender. Rehnquist-era jurisprudence was incremental.² Roberts will be more bold, without appearing radical. In the best of all possible worlds, Chief Justice Roberts will return Constitutional law to its roots in a fashion that, while not slowing MSM/lefty outrage, gives loony "living Constitution" advocates little ammunition.

More:

John Hawkins at Right Wing News compiles vile reactions from the DU moonbats.
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¹ MaxedOutMama's collected reactions from the lunatics at DU and Kos.

² Full disclosure: Cliff Sloan, author of the above-linked Op-Ed, formerly was a partner at my law firm.