Roberts: Evil?

A lot of the discourse surrounding John Roberts' nomination as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has to do with his unknown views, particularly with regard to abortion. What fewer people have touched on so far, however, is what Roberts might do for executive power. The New Republic touches on this in an opinion piece that opposes Roberts' nomination. It's difficult to believe that a strict constructionist like Roberts would make great moves to expand the executive's power. Of course, it's hard to tell what this big ol' bag of mystery will do once he's on the bench, so who knows?

Meanwhile, you can watch Roberts' impressive Manchurian Candidate routine here. The guy is unnervingly composed--an excellent witness. This is probably because he is a lawyer.