“I wonder if his epilepsy medication had anything to do with his “decision”.”
I don’t think it was the meds. I think the veiled threats from Obama and the NY Times simply got to the man, and he folded. You don’t want to be in a foxhole with John Roberts. He is more concerned with protecting the image of the Court as seen through the eyes of the leftist elites, rather than carrying out his oath of office. In the end I think we should redouble our efforts — the biggest challenge will be not allowing this setback to deter us. We need 51 votes, not 60. So this is doable (assuming Romney wins).
Bingo. I think you're exactly right.
What a despicable situation Roberts left the American people in today. Millions of us - not to mention millions of businesses - will suffer because of this one man's outrageous decision. I wonder if he even thought of the consequences of his decision...