Bush wants Roberts as Chief

Using Roberts to change the subject one more time, at 8:00 am this morning Bush announced he wanted him to be Chief Justice:

President Bush announced this morning that he will nominate John G. Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.

"The Senate is well along in the process of finding Judge Roberts qualified," Bush said in a statement from the White House in Washington. 'They know his record and his fidelity to the law."

This is a whole new ball game. And timed to distract us all from Katrina.

Karl Rove strikes again.