solomon p. chase desperately wants to be president of the united states. he's linked as appointee and he's angling for it even as he's presiding over andrew johnson's impeachment trial. he's angling to basically replace johnson as the democratic nominee for the presidency in 1868. and almost all the people lincoln put on the court are angling for the presidency. and that's not true today. from an analytic point of view if i'm saying who's the republicans' sanest choice? because paul ryan is a good-looking young guy, heartland of america. he says no. who's a good-looking sensible, really smart republican, heartland of america, former high school quarterback and, you know, out of central casting. his name is john roberts. you know? and he's a smarter and younger and better-looking version of john kasich. you see? you know, just saying. and of course, what i just said is preposterous because actually, he's not a pol. and good for him that he's not. i don't always agree with him, but chief justice roberts if you see this on c-span you have a big fan in yours truly. and you learned your law from the great henry friendly who taught merrick garland and many others. a