Philosopher, I wholeheartedly agree.  Some of those linked comments concerning Roberts are just...well, ignorant.

Anyone who went to Harvard Law, clerked for Rehnquist, argued cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the Reagan Administration, was chosen partner at a white shoe law firm, and supported Bush's position on classifying and detaining 'enemy combatants' as a judge is definitely a card-carrying, rock solid conservative.  Laurence Tribe's opinion of Roberts isn't worth crap.  He's part of the legal establishment.  Having a conservative former student and alleged friend on the Supreme Court just burnishes Tribe's reputation and gets him higher speaking fees.  

Furthermore, it's not as if Roberts was just vetted and chosen in the past 2 weeks.   BushCo. has had 4 years to groom potential Supreme Court justices and the nominees are vetted years in advance.  I first heard of Clarence Thomas being slotted for the Supreme Court a full year before his nomination.

Those who think  a 'liberal Souter type' snuck past the Bush screening team must love getting bitch slapped because they will be in for a rude awakening.