Going back to the heading of this thread, i think forge meant "buying the supreme court " by putting conservative shills in the positions of chief justice, and justice respectively, and by using their favors returned to balance the power of the judicial system in favor of a neo con agenda.
You are being a little ridiculous, here.
Any president, when given the opportunity to appoint a justice to the Supreme Court, is going to appoint someone who they agree with. If the president is a liberal, it should come as no surprise that they are going to appoint another liberal. But, even though they suggest someone for appointment, that person still must receive approval from the Senate.
You think John Roberts is a shill? Hmmm.... that's interesting. I wonder why he was confirmed by such an overwhelming majority? Half of the Democratic senators voted for him. But... wait, he is a conservative..... so you are right.... he is just a shill. He can't POSSIBLY be qualified, because he is just a conservative.... and they are just all wrong.... they are all evil, too. I heard that they eat their own children.
By the way... Roberts did not even vote on this latest issue.... and even if he did, it would not have changed the result.
