American Taleban Roberts wonders if, "enouraging homemakers to be lawyers-

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...contributes to the common good."

He seems to know just the right role for the womenfolk:

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WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts disparaged state efforts to combat discrimination against women in Reagan-era documents made public Thursday, and wondered whether "encouraging homemakers to become lawyers contributes to the common good."

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050818/ap_on_go_su_co/roberts

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1. Memo to John-Boy: Some of us are much better at being lawyers,

male or female, than being homemakers. Come to my place and be ready to place me under arrest for my deficit.

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2. ?

shameless kick

[seabeyond]

3. F*er keeps messin with htis i will have to go to work, just cause

and i really like being at home taking care of kids and husband and house and all. give both husband and i a lot of free time. would hate to have to screw up all we have cause roberts tells me that is what i am suppose to do

[Orangepeel]

4. his wife is a lawyer

I'm no fan of Roberts, but it is possible that he has changed his opinion since the Reagan era or was just "wondering" what his superiors wanted him to wonder.

Of course, neither of those possibilities mean that he should be confirmed -- just that if and when he is, he won't necessarily be as anti-woman as this would indicate