Roberts on Abortion

The San Francisco Chronicle has a vairety of quotes from John G. Roberts, the President's SCOTUS pick, on abortion. Here is one that I found quite insightful,

"Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land. It's a little more than settled. It was reaffirmed in the face of a challenge that it should be overruled in the Casey decision. Accordingly, it's the settled law of the land. There's nothing in my personal views that would prevent me from fully and faithfully applying that precedent, as well as Casey." — Roberts, during the confirmation hearing [2003], when asked for his own views on Roe v. Wade.

Overall, my opinion is that the President probably picked someone conservative enough to not piss off the right wing, while scholarly enough to earn respect from moderates. He could have certainly picked somebody with a Scalia type of disposition, but instead went with someone of a clearer Rehnquist model. He will not be filibustered unless he says something particularly foolish during the hearings.

More quotes at SFGate.