The Magical Mystery Lawyer
When the Bush administration came forward with their nomination, it was well planned. Not only did they wait a good bit of time after O’Connor announced her retirement to declare the new appointment, but also did it late at night giving Democrats little time to respond. However, now that a couple of days have gone by there still seems to be little known of the character named Roberts. (Some democrats like Kennedy openly admit that this was one they didn’t do as much research on.)
It seems the biggest obstacle for a strong democratic opposition against Roberts is that it is hard to find any thing on him. (He has a small paper trail) And on top of that his 2003 record in front of senate confirms that he seems to be a moderate right wing conservative. The records show that he has some regard for the differences between personal beliefs and professionalism needed in his line of work.
However, his close connection to the courts have given some information on his views on issues such as abortion, and when he answered them two years ago, some of his answers referred to him being a lower court judge, which is expected to uphold the Supreme Courts ruling. He is now in a different position.
Naturally Roberts will be more prepared for his Senate confirmation hearings, specifically because of the training Republicans will give him in how to answer questions. Don’t be surprised when it sounds like a press conference with Scott Mcclellan
So far even the angles that liberal leaning groups have found and used seem to have fallen through the holes as more information comes out about our mystery lawyer come out.
-Gjuro
posted by Politics in Motion @ 10:59 AM
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