The problem is they have no artillery against this man. He is the real deal, smart and articulate and a strict constitutionalist. They just are no match for his intellect and character.
"We couldn't help but notice those beautiful children of yours, those beautiful white children that you adopted from South America. How many little black and brown babies did you pass over to get those two white children, Mr. Roberts? "
Now I'm convinced that this would backfire badly on them. However, I'm not convinced that they realize this, or that even if they do realize this, that they even care. Certainly their base doesn't care - they'll settle for nothing less than an all-out assault on Roberts, and damn the cost.
As far as the media's concerned, they're as bad as the lunatic left base. All that matters to them is their Bush hatred, and slaking their blood lust by tearing his SCOTUS nominee to shreds. And to their twisted way of thinking, what better time than now to play the race card, now that they've used Katrina to stir up the race pot?
I still say we ain't seen nothing yet, and there's a long way to go in this process.