
Cardinal Donald Wuerl (left), archbishop of Washington, and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. walk out of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle after the annual Red Mass on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

For faithful right-wingers, the vote by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to uphold President Obama’s health care law is akin to a romance gone wrong. “He’s suddenly like a fiance who makes out with your best friend at your engagement party in front of all your guests,” a New York-based therapist says. (Associated Press)

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. arrives for a lecture on the history of the U.S. Supreme Court at the Old University of Malta, in Valletta, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Chief Justice Roberts' cast the key vote last week to uphold President Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Lino Arrigo Azzopardi)

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. arrives for a lecture on the history of the U.S. Supreme Court at the Old University of Malta, in Valletta, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Chief Justice Roberts' cast the key vote last week to uphold President Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Lino Arrigo Azzopardi)

President Obama, greeting Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. before delivering his the State of the Union address, as a member of the Senate in 2005 voted against confirming the justice who would deliver the decisive vote in favor of his health care act. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, greeting Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. before delivering his the State of the Union address, as a member of the Senate in 2005 voted against confirming the justice who would deliver the decisive vote in favor of his health care act. (Associated Press)

**FILE** President Obama greets Chief Justice John Roberts on Jan. 27, 2010, before he delivered his State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)