ROBERTS DANCES WITH WOLVES

Senator Schumer must be Judge Roberts' dance instructor. He is doing quite a two-step himself.

ONE STEP: HE LOVES HIM

http://www.nysun.com/article/19984

Senator Schumer, said toward the end of the day that he was "pleasantly surprised" by several of the answers Judge Roberts gave, including his statements about privacy. It was a startling concession, since opponents of abortion heaped similar praise on the nominee throughout the day for his answers on the issue.

TWO-STEP: HE LOVES HIM NOT

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050914/ap_on_go_su_co/roberts_29

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., epitomized the frustration of Democrats with Roberts' answers.

"You are being less forthcoming with this committee than just about any other person who has come before us," said Schumer, who questioned why Roberts has offered his opinions on past cases in other forums but not at his confirmation hearing for chief justice.

"Why this room should be some kind of cone of silence is beyond me," Schumer said.

This whole charade being passed off as a confirmation hearing appears to be as legitimate as professional wrestling. No doubt Washington D. C. is where Vince McMahon gets most of his script material.