Jeffrey Rosen is Cautiously Optimistic About John Roberts.

Read about it here in the NYT.

Rosen is reasonable in that TNR way, and this op-ed made me want to weep with joy. Of course, one might point out that that's a measure of how bad and divisive the Bush administration has been--that is, we're overjoyed when they do something that's not overtly unfair or stupid. But, look, this decision is important, so I think we could reasonably put those kinds of thoughts aside for right now.

If Roberts does turn out to be as reasonable as Rosen thinks he might be, then Bush does, I think, deserve a considerable amount of praise for this decision. I hope that groups on the left don't pounce on him mindlessly.