All but one of the Senate Democrats considering running for president in 2008 oppose the nomination of John Roberts to be chief justice of the United States. The “no” camp includes Sens. Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry. Only Sen. Russ Feingold is a “yes.” But as James Taranto of The Wall Street Journal and liberal columnist Eleanor Clift of Newsweek wondered, how might these senators vote if there were a secret ballot and they didn’t have to worry about appeasing the left-wing base?
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
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