Manny and his newborn Star Child Waylon are both happy and healthy.

The two expect to spend the next 50 days counseling the Obama administration on the process to select a new Supreme Court Justice to replace the retiring Justice Souder and to shepherd the nominee through the Senate.


Manny is obviously familiar with the whole rigmarole having lead the Democratic charge against nominee Robert Bork during Manny's year as the Senate Judiciary Committee's Majority counsel in 1987.