John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in as the 17th U.S. chief justice today.

I haven't been following the 3 month ordeal but was pleased today to see the following statements made by Roberts today:

The Senate's endorsement is ``confirmation of what is for me a bedrock principle, that judging is different than politics,'' Roberts said. ``Every generation in its turn must accept the responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution and bearing true faith and allegiance to it.''

And our President's remarks

Bush, in the East Room of the White House, lauded Roberts as a man of ``integrity, deep humility and uncommon talent'' who will be ``a faithful guardian of the Constitution.''

I hope that he will be a guardian of the constitution, a strict constructionist rather than a deconstructionist.

source:  bloomberg