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Oddly enough, when the prime-time announcement was made last night, I was watching CBS, so I got to hear the anchor end the segment by putting an unusual emphasis: "I'm John Roberts, good night."
It was a bit of an "Alice In Wonderland" moment last night, watching President Bush in the State Dining Room lauding the accomplishments and character of one "John Roberts." After my four and a half years covering the Bush White House, I couldn't imagine the name "John Roberts" and the phrase "widely admired for his intellect, his sound judgment and his personal decency" being used in the same time zone, let alone the same sentence. More likely would have been "John Roberts" and "should join Judith Miller in jail"; or "frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs"; or, "Oh yeah, we've got a dossier on him".
Also: John Roberts breaks out into dance during address. No, not that one. Or that one. Apparently somebody got served.
It was a bit of an "Alice In Wonderland" moment last night, watching President Bush in the State Dining Room lauding the accomplishments and character of one "John Roberts." After my four and a half years covering the Bush White House, I couldn't imagine the name "John Roberts" and the phrase "widely admired for his intellect, his sound judgment and his personal decency" being used in the same time zone, let alone the same sentence. More likely would have been "John Roberts" and "should join Judith Miller in jail"; or "frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs"; or, "Oh yeah, we've got a dossier on him".
Also: John Roberts breaks out into dance during address. No, not that one. Or that one. Apparently somebody got served.
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