On the left, the NYTimes editorial board warns that if it doesn’t get a Sandra Day O’Connor clone, we will all end up breathing dirty air, working in salt mines, and handing over our children to do slave labor!

Mark Coffey reacts to the NYT’s editorial here.

Meanwhile, Manuel Miranda, who launches a SCOTUS column for the Wall Street Journal today, breathes a great conservative sigh of relief.

Charmaine Yoest will be cheering for some of the same reasons I am.

Withholding comment, for now: Lefty blogger Jeralyn Merritt.

The Media Research Center rounds-up the MSM’s pouts and shouts. Captain Ed examines the editorial gasping.

Betsy Newmark looks at next steps.

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Polipundit is not too happy and provides links to some of Roberts’ oral arguments.

Meanwhile, John at Power Line takes a closer look at how the left will attack Roberts.

And Xrlq has put together a handy-dandy grid on how Roberts would likely affect future Supreme Court rulings on current hot-button issues.