[rwfromkansas]

I think it is well-known he is not going to be a Thomas or Scalia, but will be a more moderate conservative like Rehnquist. But, he will be conservative and will give us more victories.

[Dead Corpse]

That is just it, we don't NEED another "moderate". I hate that term. A "moderate" is just a euphemism for a flip-flopper with no firm basis for their decisions. We've had plenty of that going on with O'Connor, we don't need more.

Judge Roberts seems a bit better grounded then that. I'm just trying to discover how far that goes before breaking out the champaign.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

he is not going to be a Thomas or Scalia, but will be a more moderate conservative like Rehnquist. But, he will be conservative and will give us more victories.

Since the median justice of SCOTUS (all too often, in recent years, O'Connor) prevails, it is a distant dream to have the difference between Rehnquist and Scalia become a significant factor in jurisprudence. Replacing O'Connor with Roberts will, presumably, make Kennedy and Souter the pivotal votes; if one of them votes with Scalia/Thomas then surely Rehnquist and Roberts will be on board as well.