Another Bush appointee - this one for life - lied. So what. Big deal...

I said it at the time: the man should not have been confirmed. Now the NY Times distills it: he lied.

Chief Justice Roberts, who assured the Senate at his confirmation hearings that he respected precedent, and Brown in particular, eagerly set these precedents aside. The right wing of the court also tossed aside two other principles they claim to hold dear. Their campaign for “federalism,” or scaling back federal power so states and localities have more authority, argued for upholding the Seattle and Louisville, Ky., programs. So did their supposed opposition to “judicial activism.” This decision is the height of activism: federal judges relying on the Constitution to tell elected local officials what to do.

I know, I know: a Bush appointee lied during his confirmation hearings. And water's wet and fire burns. Film at 11.

Too bad there's no way to confirm contingent upon truth...