Question about Supreme Court

There has been a bit of controversy recently about Bush's first Supreme Court nomination, John Roberts. I was under the impression that when Roberts was initially considered as a replacement for O'Conner, he was considered a less controversial choice than Bush might have made. There was some thought that Bush would give the Democrats an easy one, so that he (Bush) could choose a more controversial one later. Now that Roberts is slated to replace Rehnquist as Chief Justice, there seems a bit more concern. Certainly, it seems strange that the Chief Justice position has been aimed at a very young (about 50?) candidate for the bench rather than a long-term veteran, and the potential reasons are clear, that Bush would be leaving a Supreme Court legacy that would last for a couple of generations. But that would be true with Roberts even as a "normal" justice. What extra power does the Chief Justice have, other than being the front-person for the Supreme Court?

A good use for cats?

It was rumored that a German engineer was turning dead cats into diesel fuel. Actually, he has found (and patented) a way to generate "bio-diesel" which he has used to power his car for over 100,000 miles, but he didn't use cats. (So there is still no good use for them, but they're cute anyway!)

Check out the CNN story for more details.