Whassat behind yer back, son?

Folders? Full of records? Can we see? No? Mmmmmmkay.

It's been more than slightly interesting watching President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts, Jr., develop a sudden case of amnesia right before our eyes. Many people thought he looked too good to be true, though if you searched long enough there were plenty of warning signs to be found. But nothing indicating amnesia. Except, maybe, that he worked in the Reagan White House at a time when folks, including Dutch himself, suddenly "couldn't recall" a durned thing. Man, that really lingers, donnit?

What he doesn't remember, of course, is that he was listed in the 1997-98 leadership directory of the ridiculously conservative Federalist Society. In fact, he's listed as a member of the STEERING committee. I'm only four years younger than Mr. Roberts, I've belonged to many teams and organizations, and I remember my two and a half hours in the Cub Scouts in 1969. He doesn't remember this? Bullpucky.

Now it turns out he was told to say he forgot that. Told by a group of people, including Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex). The nominee, who was part of the leadership of an organization dedicated, in part, to dragging judges to the right, was taking advice from one of the Senators who started the "Judges are out of control" campaign? Yes, yes, let's confirm him quickly.

The guy is hiding things, and he's showing, from the word go, that honesty isn't something he holds dear. And where there is no honesty there can be no Justice.