The Ambitious Senator

Speaking of Chief Justice Roberts, we couldn't help but think back to what then-Senator Barack Obama had to say about Judge Roberts during his confirmation hearing in 2005:

"I will be voting against John Roberts' nomination. I do so with considerable reticence. I hope that I am wrong. I hope that this reticence on my part proves unjustified and that Judge Roberts will show himself to not only be an outstanding legal thinker but also someone who upholds the Court's historic role as a check on the majoritarian impulses of the executive branch and the legislative branch."

And this gem:

Declaring his opposition, Obama said he hoped he was wrong about Roberts. “I hope that he will recognize who the weak are and who the strong are in our society,” he said. “I hope that his jurisprudence is one that stands up to the bullies of all ideological stripes.”