If Ann is now saying Roberts is OK, then she is very erratic lately.
I couldn't believe the vitriol against him in her column a few weeks ago.
I think she's being sarcastic. She's saying that this nomination makes Roberts, whom she opposed, look great. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing, that's just the way I read her statement.
That's exactly what she was saying by calling Roberts a 'dream' candidate compared to Miers.