Who Doesn't Love This Guy?

Judge John Roberts with Oregon Democratic Senator, Ron Wyden.


Apparently, Patrick Leahy, the ranking member of the senate judiciary committee, isn't a fan. Unfortunately for him, he's in the minority, even within his party.

According to the Hedgehog Report Post, senate Democrats have indicated that the chances of a Roberts confirmation battle is unlikely.

This comes in light of all the support that Roberts has been getting from traditionally liberal commentators and politicians, who have been quick to denounce the efforts of NARAL, who launched a controversial advertisement that depicted the judge as a terrorist sympathiser.

Although many editorial pages, such as the New York Times and the Starledger, have specifically denounced the misleading nature of the Naral commercials, rather than the opposition to Roberts for the Supreme Court, the current atmosphere is very pro-Roberts and senators know it.

In the end, Naral did not accomplish anything. They drove Democrats away from opposition to Robert's confirmation and they lost a lot of credibility, which will prevent them from successfully campaigning against judges or politicians that are more conservative than Roberts, because they have now become associated with the out-of-touch left wing of the Democratic Party.