Odds on favorite to buy the farm

An interesting look at newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice John Roberts' peers:

Justice-----Appointed by-----Took Seat-----Born--------Law School

Breyer-----Clinton (D)-------08/03/94-----08/15/38----Harvard
Ginsburg---Carter (D)-------08/10/93-----03/15/33----Harvard
Kennedy---Reagan (R)-------02/18/88-----07/23/36----Harvard
O'Connor---Reagan (R)------09/25/81-----03/26/30----Stanford
Roberts----G.W. Bush (R)---09/29/05-----01/27/55----Harvard
Scalia------Reagan (R)------09/26/86------03/11/36----Harvard
Souter-----G.H.W. Bush (R)-10/09/90-----09/17/39----Harvard
Stevens----Ford (R)---------12/19/75------04/20/20----Northwestern
Thomas----G.H.W. Bush (R)-10/23/91-----06/23/48----Yale

Yes, it's true, Roberts is the only Justice born in the second half of last century. Ageless Mr. Stevens was born when Woodrow Wilson thought that the League of Nations was a really good idea. Justice is blind, and also really, really old.

Chances are there is a Vegas book taking odds on the next one to cross the River Styx.