I strongly supported Roberts from the beginning.
I will not strongly or even support this nominee at this time. I won't crucify, but I will not defend.
You are correct. The President will have to convince she is acceptable to the base because right now she is not.
Does that mean she won't be confirmed? No. The Senate may well confirm her.
Does that mean the President betrayed the base? No one has enough information to declare either way. It's foolishness to act as though they do. His promise was a strict constructionist, nothing else, and that can't be determined either way at this time.
But, imo, this is more than about ideology. There were simply better qualified candidates to choose from, and that, I think, I find most disappointing.
Do I trust the President. Yes, always have. No one can state otherwise. She may well be a strict construtionist, I do not know, I assume he feels he does.
But I do not believe she is even in the top tier of intellectual accomplished men and women that should have been chosen. And it is on that I doubt I'll find my opinion changing whether ot not she proves to be the strict construtionist promised.
But, to reiterate, the President will have to sell this woman. I'm standing back as an observer.
I was for John Roberts too.