John Roberts

So far it appears that President Bush has either chosen a moderate, or someone who has craftily avoided revealing his views, or the Democrats neutered themselves with the agreement they made when facing the "nuclear option." It will wait at least until the hearings, and possibly until Roberts is actually on the bench, before we know.

Maybe it's a good thing, no matter what is going on. Imagine if we had a nominee for the Supreme Court, after all the overblown rhetoric, go through a thorough but uneventful senate review and take his place on the court without fanfare.

Does anyone else sense some exhaustion in the country over endless rancor? The issues have not gone away, but perhaps our thirst for prevailing absolutely on every issue has lost some of its power.

Likely not, but I'll take it while it lasts.