[Sans-Culotte]

It's most likely the Irish adoption thing - but remember, the gatekeepers will no longer allow anyone to rise to a position of prominence in American political life unless they have something on that individual. Reagan set them back thirty years - they will never allow that again.

I'm tired of hearing about the "Irish adoption" conspiracy theory. Apparently, you think Roberts is being blackmailed about something that every Freeper thinks he knows about. Roberts simply turned out to be a liberal like Souter.

[gdani]

Roberts simply turned out to be a liberal like Souter.

Indeed. No reason for everyone to twist themselves into conspiratorial knots.

[highball]

“I’m tired of hearing about the “Irish adoption” conspiracy theory. Apparently, you think Roberts is being blackmailed about something that every Freeper thinks he knows about. Roberts simply turned out to be a liberal like Souter.”

Couldn’t agree with you more.

We don’t need to look for bizarre conspiracies. He turned out to be a closet liberal. No more explanation necessary. Even good presidents can saddle us with one.