what are you thinking about Roberts?

[snowbird42]

There were times where I thought he might be a surprise and a good one for us.
I found this at the freepers place
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46291

Could they be worried?

[Lecky]

1. To be honest

I am not sure.

[snowbird42]

3. I want to hate him

but was often impressed. He told a story to Leahy that was quite telling.

[MaggieSwanson]

2. Manchurian Candidate. n/t

[Extend a Hand]

4. James Dobson

thinks he is a good choice. Anyone that this creep is comfortable with is *SCARY*

[TallahasseeGrannie]

5. Hard to say. Odd eyes, though. Like a child's. n/t

[acmejack]

7. He has the eyes of someone who has just come in from the bush!

Snipers and special forces guys have those eyes. The look, 1000 yd stare, whatever you wish to call it.

edit for stupidity in spelling

[SharonRB]

10. His eyes creep me out

They're very scary.

[acmejack]

6. With Roberts we are screwed!

He is a dangerous ideologue operating on the behalf of the corporations. Bye bye, privacy. See ya federal regulation. Individual rights, what rights?

[Totally Committed]

8. Look into his eyes...

?

Frankly, we are f*cked.

TC

[SharonRB]

9. I'm not sure, either

But I'm beginning to think that if he's telling like it really is, he may not be as bad as I thought he'd. Some of his answers (although I didn't hear much) seemed okay. Again, if he really means what he says.

[henslee]

11. He frightens me. His wife frightens me. His friends frighten me.

[NeoGreen]

12. After hearing his responses as reported on NPR...

I have some hope that he might be another Souter.

If so, just imagine how pissed the Theocratic Right wing of the Republican Party will be with the BFEE. Strike three?

[smoogatz]

13. He's a Straussian "strict constructionist" who lies when he says

he has no agenda. Of course he does. He wants to undo every social advance the U.S. has made since 1937. Don't be fooled by the mild exterior.

[MasonJar]

14. He may seem reasonable; however, his advice to Reagan and

Bush, Sr. and his recent rulings are extreme. He is one scary dude for women and for minorities.

[LittleClarkie]

15. I wasn't terribly concerned until the photographs

The wounded cocker spaniel on crack look in his eyes. The "my underwear is full of mashed potatoes" smile. The way his lips disappear.

He looks like his veneer of reasonableness is wearing on him and he's about to go cuckoo for cocoa puffs.

[EVDebs]

16. His judicial 'strike zone' is worrisome. He expands the zone for Dems

and narrows it for Republicans. His conservative views endanger contraceptive rights for women and expand powers for corporations, to the detriment of the poor and the disenfranchised.

His views on the Dred Scott case should be examined !

[CountAllVotes]

17. I was thinking ...

I was thinking that he'd get confirmed. However, when I saw him today and the way he looks and talks, etc. I was convinced that he is also EVIL.

Not to worry ... as we are now seeing EVIL eventually destroys itself just by the nature of what EVIL is.

P.S. He is also a freak. *ugh*

:kick:

[firefox]

18. He is there to preserve federal power and expand power of executive branch

What would make anyone think that he is some great legal scholar above the millions of other lawyers out there? Has he written a book to show his scholarly ways?

He is there because of his allegance to a grand plan. It is just carrying out the wishes of the invisible think tank that dictates the morphing of America into the evaporate-up society the uber wealthy worship.

He is not in the unique position of being confirmed because of his legal mind, but because of his fascist heart. What is sad about the whole affair is that nobody in Congress is outraged by his nomination.

[snowbird42]

19. the Dems

seemed mesmerized

[bearfan454]

20. I think he's a hardcore righty

I want the Dems to make bush recess appoint him, not confirm him. He wouldn't answer any goddamn questions today.

[Man In Pants]

21. He's got them Kevin Trudeau honest eyes.

[Man In Pants]

27. "huh?" you say?

[Man In Pants]

28. Robert's Testimony On Women Raises Red Flags

[category5]

22. He seems far more rational than Scalia or Thomas

My guess is he will be confirmed and turn out to be a moderate judge.

[BlueIris]

23. Vile. Obvious misogynist. Of highly questionable fitness to serve.

Did I miss anything?

[MrSlayer]

24. I'm thinking he is the new CJ of SC.

I'm also thinking if we thought we were fucked before we haven't seen anything yet.

[FrenchieCat]

25. He wears Colored contacts. Why? I don't know!

Maybe it's to hypnotize all of the Fundies, or something like that.

Really doesn't matter how he ends up being as he is replacing Renquist and not O'Connor.

Bottomline? He's in like Flint, and that's that.

It's the next nomination that we have to be ready for.

I think that Gonzales is waiting in the wings.
That's gonna be when we drown into the Deep shit!

[Smoke Screen]

26. Trust

I don't trust Roberts at all. If the Bush admin would not release all the papers on Roberts, that tells me he is hiding something. Our country is screwed!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

29. Scalia with charm.

[Clarkie1]

30. He is going to be confirmed. n/t

[Gyre]

31. I'm sure he's going to eff us over in the culture wars.

But I'm really keen on brakes, and backup lights put on the "commerce clause". So his coronation wouldn't TOTALLY disappoint me.

Gyre

[Proud Liberal Dem]

32. Evasive!!!

To me Roberts just seemed too evasive. Are we to honestly believe that he can't say ANYTHING about where he stands on some of the hot button issues that may (and probably will) come before the court during his tenure (if confirmed)? His lack of answers to questions and the vagueness he exhibited in reaction to those that he DID respond left a lot to be desired. Unfortunately, not many of the pundits seem to care about this and everybody is more or less dumping on the Dems saying that they aren't really having any kind of effect on Roberts and his nomination. Frankly I'm outraged! We should NEVER confirm somebody as Chief Justice if they can't at least talk a little about his general views and principles about issues that he's going to have to rule on and make case law about (if confirmed). I feel like we're being lied to and manipulated by a bunch of doublespeak, legalisms, and evasiveness on Roberts' part. Why is he trying so hard to hide his views? He and most of the GOP are trying to shield him by citing past Supreme Court nominees and their supposed reluctance to answer questions about their views on issues that might come before the court (i.e. Ginsburg) but I always felt that most of the previous Supreme Court nominees have been a lot more open about their views on issues. Am I mistaken about this? The Dems may not be able to stop the nomination but as many of them as possible should at least refuse to endorse him if he doesn't start being a little less evasive and provide more substantive answers. Sadly, I don't think that that will happen, however, and he will get confirmed by a wide margin.

[LiviaOlivia]

33. kick