Justice White Bread?

It's too early to say what is to be made of W's nomination of Judge John Roberts to the Supreme Court. What I have gleened since last night suggests that he is a "nice guy" of the All-American Midwestern variety (captain of the high school football team - a HIGHLY relevant qualification for a Supreme Court Justice) with very little experience on the federal bench. No doubt he was chosen at least in substantial part because of his lack of a paper trail: no one knows what he thinks about much of anything, so what is there to argue about?

Interestingly enough, though, the NY Times has a little graphic mapping out his career, and it seems that W. had to nominate Judge Roberts to the U.S. Appeals Court twice - the first time, back in '01, his nomination was blocked in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Hmmmmmmmmm...Wonder who might be using that little tidbit of info if things get dicy during the confirmation hearings??

I guess it's true that I woudn't be enthusiastic about anyone W. nominates. So I will withhold further judgment at least until the hearings start in September. Looks like we're in for a steady diet of C-SPAN!