Jonathan Last

Hey there, Chief
September 29th, 2005

Chris Levenick has an excellent piece on a bit of Robertsania that has been so far overlooked: Aside from how he is likely to function as a justice, how do we think Roberts will work as a chief justice?

Levenick thinks the outlook is good:

Needless to say, sole recourse to such soft power enormously complicates the task of leadership. But Roberts is–and has been for at least two decades–acutely attentive to the difficulties and possibilities that attend upon the office. A fine example may be found in a June 4, 1985, memo he wrote for the White House regarding the controversial case of Wallace v. Jaffree. . . .

There’s more.

Anonymous September 30, 2005 at 3:18 am

Oh come on, Jonathan. This is how you try to assuage your Republican readership? This tripe?!?YOUR ATTEMPTS TO PLACATE MY RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION ARE WAN AND PALLID!!!WHY HAVE YOU NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO SAY?!?

Anonymous September 30, 2005 at 3:28 am

I read this soi-disant “excellent” piece. Equipoise? EQUIPOISE??? Sounds to me like we’ve got us another Neo-(Yorker)-con! AND YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THAT!!!ALL HAIL THE NEW MEDIA!!!

Anonymous September 30, 2005 at 5:52 am

Oh crap….I see from “Anonymous” comments that Bill Kristol has gotten into the cough syrup again…Anonymous

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