the skinny on Roberts and it doesn't look good

Well, I respect the folks at Daily Kos who have now presented the most comprehensive overview of what is at stake in the Roberts nomination. Read it here. I'm afraid that if Armando and "Categorically Imperative" are correct, if John Roberts joins the Supreme Court and this will "fundamentally change the nature of the United States."

I think it is very unlikely that an opposition will be able to stop this nomination. The only thing that can be done is to emphasize the fact that we will have a(nother) justice who sits on the Court who believes "right-wing's royalist aspirations." Royalist would be one thing -- but I believe the concentration of powers -- judicial, legislative, executive and in the end economic has another name. It is an "F" word and we're almost there already.

We shouldn't be hysterical about it because we can call this a Fascist country and not be put in jail. But that's about all the positive spin I can put on this.