Oh right, “¡felicidades!” to Sonia Sotomayor, who made it official with the Supreme Court today. Chief Justice John Roberts performed the two ceremonies—let’s just say incorrectly—at the Supreme Court building this morning. Sotomayor wore a tasteful suit in a beige hue, and Roberts, as is his wont, wore a black robe. Some of her family members, other Sotomayors, were there too, also in clothes… uh… and that is… pretty much it. Yup. [New York Times]

Oh, well this could be a picture of ANYTHING. Obama is still not president, everyone. You can’t have your official witness of a second oath be a painting of television’s Patrick Duffy. (He frequently lies.) [NYT/White House]

Never, ever, ever make jokes in American Politics. Case in Point: Yesterday we laughed about dumb hack John Roberts screwing up the oath, and Barack Obama catching him, yet still saying the “faithfully” in the wrong place. Well, Obama’s goons dragged Roberts to the White House just now and MADE HIM DO IT AGAIN, BUT RIGHT THIS TIME. Good lord. [YouTube]

Here is Crazy Joe Biden, viciously mocking Chief Justice John Roberts for ruining Obama’s oath of office. We sure wouldn’t mind a joint Obama-Biden press conference every day! But by the look on Barry’s face, we also wouldn’t be surprised if this is the last Biden press conference, ever. [Political IQ]

Oh, this is sweet: Chief Justice John Roberts intentionally (allegedly!) fucked up the Presidential Oath, so the wingnuts could claim Obama really isn’t president, because he said the words in the wrong order. See, not only is Roberts a Republican hack, but Obama voted against his confirmation. But Roberts’ evil plan sort of fell apart, because he was dealing with Barack Obama the famous Constitutional Law Professor. MORE »

So the FEC investigated Arlen Specter and it turns out he broke every single campaign finance rule. When he ran for re-election in 2004, Specter took a million dollars from people who had already maxed out, failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars from PACs, and missed a reporting deadline before the primary. In his defense though, the rules are complicated and it’s not like the five-term senator has ever run for anything before. MORE »

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• Heard on the Hill: The new issue of GQ features an obviously doctored photo of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)… House Speaker Dennis Hastert is encouraging a boycott of Miller Brewing Company after they sponsored pro-immigration rallies in his district… Senator Chuck Schumer grew a beard and went to Paris on vacation. [Roll Call]
• Yeas and Nays: The House’s new anti-Horse slaughter bill is being considered partly due to the influence of horse-lover Bo Derek… Chief Justice John Roberts’ six-year-old son: “Let me explain the government to you. There’s God, then there’s the president and then there’s my father.” [Examiner]
• D.C. Confidential: Karl Rove’s stepdad: gay. [Radar]
• Under the Dome: Pink magazine says nine women have a “good shot” at the presidency. [The Hill]
• Page Six: The following people are in New York seeking money for a presidential run: John Edwards, Mark Warner, Joe Biden, Evan Bayh, and John Kerry. [NYP]

Ever since we crawled out of bed this morning, we here at Wonkette Central have been wondering how best to handle Charles Lane’s totally awesome review in the Washington Post of Chief Justice John Roberts’ new “kid-friendly” biography, now on sale at the Supreme Court gift shop. We know, we know: gift shop? Can you buy genuine Supreme Court gavels there? Not answered in the article, but a lot else is. Basically, we’ve decided to just excerpt the best of the piece, along with an attempt to transcribe our own dumbfounded reaction. That’s right: it’s a snarky summary of an earnest summary of a book written for 12-year-olds. This skillfully illustrates why blogs exist and why maybe they shouldn’t. Layers of intertextuality continue after the jump.

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So who’s going to replace Scott McClellan? Truth be told, there’s not much new on that front. Executive summary: Any Republican who has ever been on TV is under consideration. MORE »

As Linda Greenhouse reports in today’s Times, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Souter got a little snippy with each other, in their dueling opinions in Georgia v. Randolph. Justice Souter, writing for the majority, found that the Fourth Amendment was violated when police accepted a wife’s consent to search the premises, since the husband objected. Chief Justice Roberts wrote a vigorous dissent. MORE »