Reply #38: Russ lost my vote over Roberts. I don't expect my candidates to adhere to [View All]

[Czolgosz]

my position on every issue, but Roberts is a 50 year old who might well serve in a lifetime appointment as chief of the supreme court for 35 years. I may have grandkids who will know "the Roberts court." And Roberts was not like Miers who doesn't have a record. Roberts has a record that puts him to the right of Rehnquist and dishonest to boot. That vote was a litmus test for me. I'm done with Russ as someone who I'd be excited about. I'll vote for him if he gets to nomination, but there are now a good dozen possible candidates I'd rather spend my money and efforts for in the primary.

I'm kind of surprised that you think that the people who are disappointed over the Roberts vote should shrug off that issue as if it was just one vote in a stream of other votes. For me, it was by far the most important vote of Bush's second term. I find it inconceivable that Russ would vote for him. It just shows me that he and I have different values, which is fine, but that's not what I'm looking for in a candidate.