I'm married with two daughters and have been teaching political science in a red state for 19 years. My blogging covers a lot of issues but I'm a progressive kind of guy who tends to focus on political process, conservatism, and religiosity. Living in the Bible Belt gives me a little different though not necessarily more friendly perspective on conservatism. I also get in the occasional sports post.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
So, It Was John Roberts?
Aah! So, it was John Roberts who goofed up the big moment of Barack Obama's nomination. I knew he was conservative, but didn't realize he was such an ardent member of the vast right-wing conspiracy.
It turns out that Roberts was working w/o a copy of the oath. He mixed up the ordering of the words, and that in turn threw Obama off. They did the oath again Wednesday evening to make it perfectly official.
Well, maybe. But it's not about conservative justices or liberal justices, it's about smart justices...
ReplyDeleteIt was great to see Stevens giving the oath to Biden though.
It turns out that Roberts was working w/o a copy of the oath. He mixed up the ordering of the words, and that in turn threw Obama off. They did the oath again Wednesday evening to make it perfectly official.
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