campaign of, like, seeming to be moderate. but as we ve discussed before, chris, john roberts, his entire ideal is to bend the law towards the republican agenda as far as he can take it without breaking it. that he cares about breaking it is different. but that s his goal. quickly, someone called him the most effective reactionary politician of his generation. i think in many ways it s true precisely because he has gotten to do what he s wanted to do and preserved this approval rating. i agree with everything elie said and not just we re part this three-member salt and pepper panel, but because this is an extraordinary case of image trumping reality, and for all the reasons elie laid out so eloquently. there is a larger point to mind here about right-wingers. john roberts is the most popular right-winger in this country because he has figured out a particular art, which is how to kick a country in the groin while smiling in its face.