Roberts' Fumble

Conservative jurists pride themselves on fidelity to the Constitution as written, which makes Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' screw-up of administering the oath of office to Barack Obama all the more comical. Or perhaps Roberts remembers that then Senator Obama voted against his confirmation. Nevertheless, the chief justice, erring on the side of caution, reportedly administered the oath a second time, and more importantly got it right.

Enough with the Sports Metaphors

CNN anchor John Roberts, while interviewing Sen. Barack Obama, raised the question how the senator would fend off Republican attacks in the general election become some observers have said he has displayed "a glass chin" in dealing with attacks in the Democratic presidential race from Hillary Clinton, the self-described tough candidate and fighter for the people. What is needed forthwith is a moratorium on the use by the media of sports metaphors in the discussing the presidential campaign because they invariably demonstrate intellectual laziness, paucity of ideas, and lack of imagination. Roberts' use of "glass chin" is a case in point. If Obama had a glass chin, this race would have been over quite some time ago because to affix the appellation to someone means that they cannot take a punch and that they crumble after receiving the first hard blow. With Obama holding what is essentially an insurmountable lead over Clinton, despite taking a battering over the Rev. Wright controversy and the "bitter" comment, it is safe to say that Obama does not have a glass chin.