NYT:
“While activists on the left often say they want a liberal Antonin Scalia, the fiery conservative justice, Mr. Obama is looking for a liberal John Roberts, who can forge a five-vote majority rather than write satisfying but ultimately meaningless dissents.”
As the nation gears up for a Supreme Court nomination, the NYT examines the ideological clash between Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and President Obama.
“Televise this chief justice and this president on stage at the Kennedy Center for three hours talking about the role of government and the future of our polity,” Mr. Edley said [Christopher Edley Jr., an Obama adviser and dean of the law school at the University of California at Berkeley]. “This historic clash of intellectual titans would be the most powerful civics lesson since the Federalist Papers, and we could sure use it.”
Heck, I might even pay to see that.
No illusions here: By virtue of his position, Roberts is at a significant disadvantage if the Times is right about a coming “clash” between Roberts and Obama. Roberts has absolutely no say in who his new colleague will be on the Court. Besides, with a Democratic Congress and a host of influential endorsers on his side, Obama’s in the driver’s seat on this one. The stakes are high in this nomination process, but, as in gambling, its no use betting against the (white) house this time.
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