Mister Buchanan takes a look into the motive of John Roberts and comes to a singular conclusion: John Roberts sold out to be liked by the Left.
If he is correct, then there is zero political gain in the decision for the future, for it telegraphs that if, indeed, the Court is ever offered a softball case to restrict the taxation power or the scope of General Welfare, the decision will be the same.
If he is correct, then every R Voter you meet who claims you must vote for Romney so that President Obama will denied the chance to add another Tyrany to SCOTUS, you can simply point to John Roberts, appointed by W.
Any slick political maneuvers aside, the Court is simply a part of the Federalist Machine.
If Mister Buchanan is correct and John Roberts did what he did for Vanity, it will stand as perhaps the most obvious, self-serving political act I have seen in my lifetime.
I have learned that when my view strays from that of Pat Buchanan, even if we agree on 90% of the issue, I need to check myself and examine my position on the remaining 10%. I usually mend my position after reflection, though not always.
If Mister Buchanan is correct, and John Roberts so brazenly and blatantly played to the power of Washington for a better station on the cocktail circuit, I may even have to revisit a few of my more fundamental positions.
Here's the column.
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