It's Not Personal, Sonny--It's Strictly Business

“In other words, [Obama] voted against Roberts, not because of Roberts’ qualifications, but because he was afraid it would come back to bite him politically. And for opponents of Chief Justice Roberts who would argue that his rulings have justified the left’s suspicion of him, remember that Obama, based on his own judgment would have approved the guy until his advisor told him not to. And he was willing to risk that a President Obama wouldn’t have to face a Republican vote in the Senate that would block his own nominations on political grounds. Quite a profile in courage, eh?”

Update: And speaking of Godfather riffs, sartorially, Michael Corleone has certainly hit the skids these days. Thank Genco that the Don isn’t around to see this.