Roberts touted to be "acceptable"

[mzteris]

". . . He received the rating of “Well Qualified” without reservation from the American Bar Association, the highest possible mark for a jurist.

The Senate Judiciary Committee was also sent a letter by a bipartisan group of 156 members of the D.C. Bar, all of whom urged Roberts’s swift confirmation. “He is one of the very best and most highly respected appellate lawyers in the nation, with a deserved reputation as a brilliant writer and oral advocate” the letter said. “He is also a wonderful professional colleague both because of his enormous skills and because of his unquestioned integrity and fair-mindedness.”

. . . he is considered to be conservative enough for Bush. As Deputy Solicitor General, he wrote an oft-quoted brief on behalf of the administration that said that “we continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled.”

Many in Washington speculate that Roberts may be a good choice if Bush wants to avoid a confirmation fight. The New York Times reported last week that members of both parties raised Roberts’ name in a favorable light. . ."

http://www.thecrimson.com/today/article508252.html

[sundancekid]

1. he'll be confirmed on a "consensus" basis; let's get back to Rove treason

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

2. we're screwed.

He'll go through, the fundies will be happy. Moderates probably won't notice.

I'm praying that they'll dig up some dirt but I'm not confident.