When W Bush nominated John Roberts, I myself thought, based on his record, writings, and answers to the Congressional judicial panel, that he would be a constitutionalist in the mold of at leas a William Rehnquist.
In other words, I was quite enthusiastic about Roberts.
Who would have thought that he would morph into this judge/legislator when it came to Obamacare? Did anybody really think he/she could predict that?
Heck, even the Sainted Ronald Reagan thought that Anthiny Kennedy would be a good Justice. Who woulda thunk back then that over two and a half decades later, he would give us gay marriage?
One can NEVER know how a person would change.
“One can NEVER know how a person would change.”
That’s why people that are a huge case for how they will guarantee they will nominate only blah blah blah, likely doesn’t know what they are talking about.