As I have written before, there is no way to be sure what kind of jurisprudence Judge Roberts will be prudent in, but there is little question that the Republicans have played their hand very well. Professor Schaff below notes Joe Lieberman's remarks with approval. Here's some more recent comments.
"There was united agreement that it's too early to reach a judgment" on trying to thwart Roberts, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) said after the group's morning meeting. "But I think there was also a consensus . . . . that this is a credible nominee, and not one, as far as we know now, that has a record that in any sense can be described as extremist."
Bringing Roberts forward now is helping to cement the general impression that ideology is not sufficient grounds for a legitimate filibuster. It was a part of this strategy, I suspect, to keep Rehnquist on the court for as long as possible. Replacing O'Connor was always going to be the more charged event. I predict the Republicans will get two solid conservatives at least.
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