O, lovely Irony . . .

Now we learn that the Roberts nomination is threatened by the very Righteous Fury the Administration so often seeks to soothe. Seems that the good Judge Roberts did pro bono (free) work on behalf of the gay rights movement, back in his D.C. law firm days. With his reportedly invaluable help, the matter of Romer v. Evans was settled in favor of the gay community. As reported in today's New York Times :

By a 6-to-3 vote, the Supreme Court struck down a provision of the Colorado Constitution that nullified existing civil rights protections for gay men and lesbians and also barred the passage of new antidiscrimination laws.
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The White House immediately sought to reassure Judge Roberts's conservative backers, telephoning prominent leaders, including Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, but it appeared that not all of them had been convinced.