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Most mere mortals would be daunted enough by a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, let alone a last-minute upgrade to that of chief justice of the United States. Then again, John Roberts continues to seem like something other than a mere mortal, from his golden resume to his matinee idol looks. When Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., cut to the chase with this delicious question in a one-on-one Tuesday — “How are you going to handle guys like Scalia? He’s a lot older than you” — the 50-year-old reportedly talked about how he views it as a “dialogue among equals” when lawyers argue cases before the Supreme Court. Ah, but will 69-year-old Justice Antonin Scalia, the conservative lion once viewed as a likely chief justice, view or at least treat Roberts as an “equal”? In any case, don’t expect Roberts to let anybody see him sweat in the spotlight of next week’s hearings. This guy is good.
Posted by Rhonda Holman