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Gaugamela

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Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:32 PM Jan 16

Do you think John Roberts is looking out at this country from his [View all]

perch on the Supreme Court and feeling a deep glow of satisfaction and thinking to himself, “Yes, this is exactly as I expected it to be. I served my country well. My name will be a shining light in the many history books yet to be written”?

Do you think he gets together with his fellow conservatives on the court after work and they toast each other with high priced whiskey and liqueurs and congratulate each other on a job damn well done and chuckle a little self-consciously because it comes a little too close to self-praise to feel so exceptionally right?

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He was a weak SCJ....why? Check his closets. That;s how he got promoted. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 16 #1
He promised to just calls balls and strikes, but when Trump's at bat it's all balls. With Dems, it's all strikes surfered Jan 16 #2
I think a better analogy is that hes trying to umpire a game but one team is trying to set the field on fire. Volaris Jan 16 #9
The post you're replying to references what Roberts said intheflow Jan 17 #30
Absolutely. Smug self-satisfaction is derigueur among that level of the conservative elite. We can only hope...... FadedMullet Jan 16 #3
LOL Gaugamela Jan 16 #4
Correct Cosmocat Jan 17 #24
Is he Opus Dei? nt DURHAM D Jan 16 #5
Probably. Gaugamela Jan 16 #6
sick DURHAM D Jan 16 #7
Yes. Him, Alito, Kavs?, and maybe Sotomayor? Volaris Jan 16 #10
Gorsuch, Kagan, Sotomayor and Brown-Jackson no rpannier Jan 17 #16
Not Sotomayor BlueKentuckyGirl Jan 17 #21
Nobody wants Thomas. rubbersole Jan 17 #23
Not Gorsuch BlueKentuckyGirl Jan 17 #22
I think The Bopper Jan 16 #8
My best guess creon Jan 16 #11
Agreed JonAndKatePlusABird Jan 17 #29
He does not creon Jan 17 #31
I'm Torn DET Jan 16 #12
History will not be kind to Roberts and rightly so vapor2 Jan 17 #13
Robert is a Nazi, period. NotHardly Jan 17 #14
He's a tool. BurnDoubt Jan 17 #15
Ha! Not! Supposedly, he's concerned about his legacy. Joinfortmill Jan 17 #17
And he's probably thinking how great it is to be someone so powerful milestogo Jan 17 #18
Absolutely. Kablooie Jan 17 #19
Judge Robertski ForeGoneLegsBirne Jan 17 #20
Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado Jan 17 #32
A fabulous band I listened to last night had the perfect lyrics. summer_in_TX Jan 17 #25
More like looking at his bank accounts and chuckling to himself how easy it all is Blues Heron Jan 17 #26
John Roberts cared about his legacy before Trump... agingdem Jan 17 #27
I think the only thing he's been worried about is that not losing his power Tribetime Jan 17 #28
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