"If Roberts really does turn out to be another Scalia or Thomas, I'm sure Ann Coulter will be first in line to praise him when his rulings start coming in."
That will be to late, by the time Roberts is handing down decisions, it won't matter if Ann or anybody else is criticizing or praising him.
The critical time to support or criticize is *NOW*, because *now* is the time that determines whether he gets there or not, that's the critical time for people to either lend their support or undermine the effort.
People don't get credit for praising D-Day if all they did prior to that day is talk about how it wasn't a good idea. Victory is made by people who work to make it happen, not by people who can in hindsight appreciate it.
I don't believe Ann is saying that Roberts ought to be voted down. She just wishes Bush had nominated someone we know more about. In fact, her latest column will probably help Roberts get confirmed in that Democrats will be less opposed to Roberts knowing that Ann Coulter is upset and concerned with this nomination.
There's not really much suspense anyway with this nomination. Lieberman has pretty much made that clear with his remarks. Unless there's some sort of scandal we don't know about, Roberts should sail to confirmation. Ann Coulter's concerns on the right will only help him in his confirmation battle.
If I were advising the conservative special-interest groups running ads on TV right now, I'd tell them to save their money for the next battle.