Left Comes Out Swinging

Ralph Neas wasted no time in battling President Bush's nominee for the Supreme Court:

People for the American Way is extremely disappointed that the President did not choose a consensus nominee in the mold of Sandra Day O’Connor. John Roberts’ record raises serious concerns as well as questions about where he stands on crucial legal and constitutional issues – it will be extremely important for Senators and the American people to get answers to those questions. Replacing O’Connor with someone who is not committed to upholding Americans’ rights, liberties, and legal protections would be a constitutional catastrophe.

Read PFAW's full smear here.

Meanwhile, with six minutes to go to the announcement, Paula Zahn and her cronies at CNN are focused totally on the difficulty in reading Roberts' position on abortion.

At the NOW site, they're not having any difficulty defining Roberts' position on the issue:

Bush Picks Anti-Roe Judge ... Women's Lives on the Line