Quote of the Day

"Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land. It's a little more than settled. It was reaffirmed in the face of a challenge that it should be overruled in the Casey decision. Accordingly, it's the settled law of the land. There's nothing in my personal views that would prevent me from fully and faithfully applying that precedent, as well as Casey." — Roberts, during the confirmation hearing, when asked for his own views on Roe v. Wade.

We'll just have to see how this goes.. In the end, I may not be entirely appalled by the choice..

I may have jumped the gun a little bit in my post below. It seems Fred Barnes and Ann Coulter are unhappy about the nomination.

** update **

WASHINGTON - John G. Roberts has demonstrated strong backing for Bush administration policies, ruling against Geneva Conventions protections for detainees at Guantanamo Bay and in favor of keeping Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force records secret.

Ugh.. so now I'm back to not liking him..

I guess if everyone is upset, it's not as bad as it could have been..