Monday, July 25, 2005

Scandal, no but troubling for another reaon.

From the Washington Post:

"Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. has repeatedly said that he has no memory of belonging to the Federalist Society, but his name appears in the influential, conservative legal organization's 1997-1998 leadership directory."

Roberts is a conservative, I would expect him to be a member of The Federalist Society. I would also expect that he would remember that he was more than just a regular member. That he claims to have no recollection would seem to indicate he is either lying (which brings the question, why?), doesn't remember (which brings the question, why?)

Either way, his response merits an explanation, for all we know the reason for his faulty memory could well be a sign of early onset Alzheimer's or other dementia and if that is the case, he does not belong on the Supreme Court.

1 comment:

Jeff Huber said...

Maybe he doesn't remember because he was doing a lot of drugs at the time, which would make everything okay.

Jeff