Bush knew what he was doing. He picked a guy with no discernable record. His second pick was Harriet Miers, who would have been to the left of RBG in the long run.
Bush wasn’t fooled, Roberts is exactly what he wanted.
You still think Bush wanted a conservative?
Shortly after Roberts’ appointment to the court I heard him speak at a university I lived near at the time.
He was learned, witty, polished, humorous confident, CONSERVATIVE, conservative and proud of it.
He spoke just for a short while, then took questions for at least an hour. I’d never heard a better presentation. I remember thinking at the time: This is what the Founding Fathers must have sounded like.
Whatever has come over him must be damned good, from the Deep State point of view...and damned bad for him and us.