When Roberts was nominated, he looked like an excellent choice. Who knew that he would turn out to be Neville Chamberlain reincarnated? He should know better than to think that appeasing a bully will solve any problems.
Roberts now has his legacy and his failed philosophy exposed.
“When Roberts was nominated, he looked like an excellent choice.”
This logic (and I’m not assailing you, we are all guilty of it at what time or another) has ever been the problem for human decision-making.