Roberts begins march toward Chief

For note: 43 Presidents have only elected 17 Chief Justices over the course of 229 years.

The network news ran light coverage of the hearings tonight , a bad sign. All three clipped his umpire metaphor and commented on his charm.

Scotusblog says "So far, to my mind, the most impressive Senators have been (in order of presentation) Specter, Feinstein, and Graham. The play-by-play is here.