Some thoughts on John Roberts

I hope this hasnt been posted but this piece from Think Progress got my attention. Since Roberts has been nominated, I have been torn both ways. He seems better than many wingnuts, but is he a far worse choice? He is extremely bright and hard to criticize that he has left the Dems in a quandry.

This is a personal account of Roberts, and is worth reading.

http://court.thinkprogress.org/2005/07/20/some-thoughts-on-john-roberts/

...So all of this leaves me quite conflicted. I am proud that a citizen of John Roberts's ability and character has been honored by our President in a way that, in a sense, he so richly deserves. But at the same time, I harbor some deep reservations. It is unclear that a great person with impeccable credentials should, for those reasons alone, be seated on the Supreme Court. If he holds a very constrained view of the role of government in modern society, or of the fundamental liberties protected by the Constitution, his confirmation could turn out quite badly for the country.

No matter how much I admire him.