It's like this: We're not going to get a solid constitutionalist on the court wihtout ruffling some feathers. The Dems are not going to just let one sneak by them.
Sounds like you underestimate Roberts.
No kidding! Which is precisely why conservatives needed to shut up, support and trust the President and have allowed the confirmations to move forward. Can we now just get behind GW and stop pretending that media/Krauthammer was our elected official?