U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has released this statement:
Washington, D.C. — Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement on President Bush nominating Judge John. G. Roberts to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:
“Judge John Roberts will make an exceptional Chief Justice. He is widely recognized by Democrats and Republicans alike as one of the finest legal minds of our time. He has proven to be a brilliant lawyer, and a wise judge on our nation’s “second-highest court.”
“Judge Roberts knows the Supreme Court as well as anyone in America, having argued 39 cases before it and having clerked for the late Chief Justice Rehnquist himself. I trust Judge Roberts to guide the Court as soundly as did his mentor, and I hope and expect my colleagues will treat his nomination as Chief Justice with the repect and dignity it deserves.”
“Wise”? It’s funny how Hatch does not state specifically **why** he thinks Roberts is exceptional and he does not address any positions on issues, such as abortion and gay rights.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 