I like Roberts. I would have preferred to see Thomas or Scalia as Chief Justice, but I can understand that two senate reviews are better than three. Roberts will stand up for business, certainly, but I believe he also will prove to be a social conservative and strict constructionist. I only hope that his concern for the text of the constitution will outweigh his respect for stare decisis, because there are a lot of standing SCOTUS decisions that must be overturned before we can return to strict construction.
I, too, would have preferred Thomas or Scalia as Chief. It is possible that he thought 2 "fights" was better than 3.
But that decision made it possible for those to whom he was close to once again lobby hard that 'the SDO seat' had to be a woman.
And he didn't much 'like' the women who were highly qualified.
I believe he may well stand for the constitution before stare decisis. There are a LOT of SCOTUS decisions that must be overturned.
At least Roberts is young enough to influence SCOTUS in correcting its path.