Roberts Hearings Start Today

How long do you think it will take Biden, Kennedy, Leahy or Schumer to somehow link John Roberts to Hurricane Katrina during their opening statements at Roberts' confirmation hearing? My guess is the statements will be full of all kinds of hysterics, with language fed to the Senators by their lefty special interest supporters. They'll probably tell Roberts that he has to answer all of their questions, regardless of the canon of judicial ethics, and despite the fact that they completely approved of the question dodging done by Ruth Bader Ginsberg a few years ago. It will be something to behold.

UPDATE: Schumer is already using Katrina to raise campaign cash:

So, while many Americans were busy contributing money, clothing and other necessities for hurricane-devastated Gulf Coast residents, what was Sen. Chuck Schumer up to?

Raising money off the backs of Katrina's victims — for the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.

In one of the more cynical tricks we've seen lately, Schumer's DSCC urged visitors to its Web site to sign a petition urging the firing of Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, the focus of much of the criticism of the federal response to Katrina.