It's a bit like trying to prosecute a mob boss. You know he's a bad guy because he hangs out with other bad guys. But you can't prove it because no one outside that tight-knit group has actually heard him give the order to shake down the local casino or fit a rival with concrete boots. Left-wing activists are sure they don't like John Roberts, the man President George Bush nominated on July 19th for the Supreme Court. He must be a right-wing extremist because he is a member of the Federalist Society (a group of conservative lawyers) and, of course, because George Bush nominated him. But there is not much evidence of Mr Roberts's alleged extremism. He has been a judge on the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for a mere two years, during which time he has offered few controversial opinions about anything.
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