I don’t know why he needs political capital when he’s appointed for life.
19 posted on 07/03/2012 3:28:39 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
(Pray for America. She is the world's last best hope for freedom. May it not be too late.)
If you read this interview from 2007 of Roberts, you'll see how he perceives the Court's need for political capital, which is I suppose what mattered here.