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The Alliance for Justice on Judge Roberts' 1980s era memos: "Senator Kohl asked John Roberts a rather open-ended question about distancing himself from his Reagan-era memos. Broad, yes, but it allowed Roberts the opportunity to meaningfully distance himself from some of the more objectionable views he held.....

From Bench Memos on National Review's The Corner: "Judge Roberts showed a commitment to the rule of law and an understanding that not all precedents are created equal. Some are wrong when decided and grow weaker over time.....

Conservative Andrew Hyman is not as pleased: "I've looked over the transcript for today's morning session, and can make a few comments. For me, the answers from Judge Roberts were not encouraging......

MyDD's Chris Browers, a liberal: "We are facing the twin problems of Roberts being one of the Beltway Kool Kidz for a long time now, and general apathy on the part of the left."

Posted by Marc Ambinder | 03:36 PM