[AnotherUnixGeek]

I think they have Roberts by the short hairs.

I think that Roberts is just being who he is. There is no mysterious "they". Democrats nominate committed left-wing ideologues who never deviate from the party line, regardless of a case's merits. Republicans nominate someone who they think might be the fabled 'strict constructionist', and this is a mistake. Nominate a committed right-wing ideologue who will never deviate from the party line, or continue to be betrayed.

[Lurkinanloomin]

His apparent authorship of both the dissent and the majority opinion on Obamacare and his appearance on the day it was rendered suggest he is not just wobbly, but controlled.