His handling of Schumer was a thing of beauty. The funny comeback with the named movies was the appetizer. The real zinger was what Roberts said next:
"And the great danger, of course, that I believe every one of the justices has been vigilant to safeguard against is turning this into a bargaining process.
It is not a process under which senators get to say, "I want you to rule this way, this way and this way. And if you tell me you'll rule this way, this way and this way, I'll vote for you."
That's not a bargaining process.
Judges are not politicians. They cannot promise to do certain things in exchange for votes.
And if you go back and look at the transcripts, Senator, I would just respectfully disagree. I think I have been more forthcoming than any of the other nominees. Other nominees have not been willing to tell you whether they thought Marbury v. Madison was correctly decided. They took a very strict approach. "
Roberts immediately turned the table on Schumer. Unfortunately I doubt the MSM caught the filleting of Schumer
Don't know about you, it made me proud.
Roberts attempting to tell him simply the language was wrong.