Here's To Hoping That John Roberts Is Ok

[ruggerson]

I don't wish ill health or tragedy on anybody. I think his politics and belief system are abhorrent, and I would love it if he decided to resign tomorrow, but I wish him the best of health and good vibes headed his way on the medical front.

[ORDagnabbit]

1. Hope the bastard gets what he deserves....

[Raven]

2. Thanks for posting this. Hopefully it will set the tone for further

post on Roberts' unfortunate accident. I wish him well too. He's a young man to have such a problem. If I were his family I'd be worried.

[rzemanfl]

3. If it were one of the four, Coultergiest would be sticking pins in a

voodoo doll of them on cable TV.

[cynatnite]

4. Agreed n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. I prayed for John Roberts.

Unfortunately, my prayers went unanswered.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

6. Indeed

I wish him health and recovery, as I would anyone suffering from any affliction.

[libodem]

7. good for you

I hope this isn't used a forum to insult him when he's down. It looks tacky to trolls who would love to out us as 'haters'.

[msongs]

8. poor adolf and hermann, they died so young nt

[Arkana]

16. The guy had a seizure--and I know from experience those things suck.

I hate his politics, I hate the fact that he's a Turd appointee, but I would never, EVER wish epilepsy on another human being.

[robinlynne]

32. please. My mother is an epileptic. It is far from the end of the world. You have to take

medicine, which stops the seizures form recurring.

[NashVegas]

9. ... and Yet Needs 12 Months Bedrest

make that 18.

;)

[ClassWarrior]

10. Me too. And here's to hoping this brush with mortality teaches him values...

...and he decides to spend his remaining healthy years with his family - right about the time that President Edwards is being sworn in.

As long as one is hoping, one might as well HOPE.

NGU.

[sandnsea]

11. Here's to hoping he lives

but can't serve. Too many people's lives are on the line for me to hope for anything else.

[leftofthedial]

12. death can not come soon enough

and no degree of suffering is sufficient for these vermin

[shadowknows69]

13. 46. K+R

[IChing]

14. I'm hoping he is OK to resign immediately

I will leave it a that on the hoping and OK thing

[malaise]

15. He had a seizure and fell five to ten feet on a dock

There is no way he is OK at this time.

[WinkyDink]

17. I wish him exactly what he and his ilk wish the poorest in this nation. Let his Karma be upon him.

[SammyWinstonJack]

29. ...

:thumbsup:

[blondeatlast]

18. As a TIA survivor, I wish him health. I simply can't wish ill health on anyone

as I've suffered with chronic illness my entire life.

[tammywammy]

19. Agreed, I don't wish ill health on anyone

[EVDebs]

20. Roberts and Alito both worked on exec orders during Reagan's yrs

allowing for martial law-- the REX84 stuff etc.

Let's hope he has a Damascus Road moment during his rehabilitation period.

[here_is_to_hope]

21. Aw heck....

who is this "hoping" person?

[tinrobot]

22. I hope he resigns for health reasons...

Then lives a long quiet life outside of politics.

[spanone]

23. Cnn reported, i'm not kidding. that he was Completely Recovered.

Seems a bit early to say that in any case.

[janx]

24. Absolutely.

When medical language and political language intersect, there is trouble.

[Forkboy]

26. Not really that weird.

I have seizures and twenty minutes later can be fine and seem like nothing ever happened.It's why I don't bother with going to the doctor or hospital.By the time I'd get there I'd be fine and they'd be like,"What the fuck are you doing here?" :)

[spanone]

28. Yes, but he's had 2 seizures in 14 years. Eplilepsy? Tumor? Blood Vessel?

I would like to know if I was him. He might be driving next time.

[Forkboy]

35. There might be no way to tell.

I've had Catscans and Ultrasounds and tests on my adrenal glands.No one knows what causes mine,and the seizures are spaced so far apart I've given up trying to find out what it is.

He might be driving next time.

Scary,isn't it? All I can say is I can feel mine coming on with just enough time that I could pull over or something.And he probably has a driver. :)

[NYC Liberal]

51. Yes, but the man fell 5-10 feet and hit the back of his head.

I don't know, maybe he *is* fine but it would seem odd that nothing happened.

[terrya]

25. Good post

I don't want to descend to that level of hatred. I used to...I just can't anymore.

I'm not a huge fan of Judge Roberts, obviously, but I don't wish him ill health.

[librechik]

27. He's a liar. That is all. n/t

[Turn CO Blue]

30. here's to hoping he recovers and that

he will ponder stare decisis and have a moment of clarity

[Missy Vixen]

31. I can't stand the guy, but he has a wife and two little kids at home

They deserve to have a husband and a father.

They also deserve to have an intact Constitution.

Julie

[Faygo Kid]

36. Exactly. May he retire now to a long and happy life. Away from the Court.

The guy does have two small kids. C'mon - no way am I going to wish for his death. He has been an abomination on the Court, so let's just wish he is outtathere.

[ChazII]

33. As a person w/epilepsy

it suprises me that some DUers are sinking so low.

[Liberal Veteran]

38. It's not the epilepsy that has people's ire up wrt Roberts....

....the man is an infected boil on the ass of society and people are saying exactly what they think about him.

I don't particularly care about his health one way or another and am indifferent to his woes.

[sellitman]

47. As a father of a son with Epilepsy

I wouldn't wish it on anyone. No matter what political beliefs he espouses. Those here who don't understand this have never had a loved one suffer from this disease. I wish him health and no more seizures. I wish us (DUers) more humanity.

[Laurier]

52. Agreed.

My brother has been epileptic since he was 4 years old, and in the 40+ years since then, he has been through more hell than I would ever wish upon even my worst enemy.

I, too, wish Mr. Roberts good health and no recurring seizures.

(And I wish your son as easy a road as possible as he copes with the disease, and hope that his case is mild.)

[LuckyTheDog]

34. I totally agree

The guy isn't someone I would have appointed to the Supreme Court. But he has a family. I don't wish ill health for him. I hope that his illness is short -- and will help him see things from the perspective of vulnerable people.

[RufusTFirefly]

37. Thanks ruggerson. I agree with you completely

I'm saddened that some people confuse justice and vengeance. I don't wish anyone, anyone ill. But I do hope for justice. And if that means dragging several people before the World Court, giving them a fair trial, and then sticking them in a latter-day Spandau after they've been convicted, then so be it.

But to wish for another person's pain, suffering, or worse just out of hate or a sense of retribution is plain wrong.

But hey, I'm an atheist, so what do I know?

[undeterred]

39. I hope he doesn't have to step down until a democrat is in the white house.

[trashcanistanista]

40. I 'll go so far as to say that I hope his

insurance doesn't cap out if he needs expensive surgery or "experimental" meds.

[cascadiance]

41. If he is unable to serve, wouldn't Justice Stevens temporarily be Chief Justice?

I believe he was such when it was an 8 person court after Rehnquist's death. That would be interesting if no SC justice could be approved while impeachment papers were being served. That would mean that if it were an 8 man court when it went to the Senate, that Stevens would preside over the impeachment trial in the Senate instead of Roberts. That would be VERY interesting!

[janx]

42. Same here.

And I hope that people with medical problems have health insurance.

[HERVEPA]

43. Another way to look at it is ...

if he couldn't "serve", it might save the lives of thousands? of women, keep corporations from running roughshod, and on and on.
Sorry, but I think it's OK to wish ill on someone who dumps tons of ill on others. The seizure may be benign, but the the lying bastard isn't!

[shireen]

44. the venom spewed by some at DU ... pretty scary

I always thought that one of the best qualities of being progressive is compassion for others. Guess everyone has their limits ....

Hope Judge Roberts recovers soon, and this experience helps him develop more empathy and compassion for others.

[alarimer]

45. I hope he doesn't have to retire for health reasons until 2009

But I hope he retires then so we can put a non-asshole freeper in there and undo all the damage he has managed to do in such a short time. This man actually deserves to be impeached for lying during his confirmation hearings.
But now would not be a good time for him to step aside because Bush would just appoint some other fascist.

[Skittles]

46. I will not wish ill will

but I cannot be forced to drum up any sympathy either

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

48. As A Fellow Decent Human Being: Absolutely. K&R

[VOX]

50. Roberts is the enemy. This year alone, he led a narrow majority....

...that permitted greater regulation of a woman's right to choose, shielded manufacturers from large punitive-damage verdicts, barred school integration guidelines that assigned some children based on race, and cleared the way for even more corporate-funded ads prior to elections. He is the polar opposite of that old right-wing chestnut, "liberal activist judge."

And yet, here he is, laid low by a health issue. There is not a lot of satisfaction in kicking him while he's (literally) down. I aspire to get to that place where Jesus, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, etc. all got -- turning themselves inside out, dying to the self, no ego, as the love pours forth, a vessel through which all light and life travels. In this spirit, I wish our chief justice a thorough and swift recovery.

The grand question is: Will this experience humble C.J. Roberts to humanity, even in some small way?

[lonestarnot]

49. He's not fit for duty. Price one pays for operating at the pleasure of the Unitary Zecutive.

I'd imagine that one would run out of oxygen when your nose is stuck in someone's ass. Unitary Zecutive will give him a phone call and decide he should be returned to duty when decider decides. But for now he'll be gett'n some room service.

[rasputin1952]

53. I wish no illness upon another. While I cannot stand his politics, nor

his judgment, he is still a human being.

I can say that I would be impressed if he stepped down, but I find it highly unlikely...who would quit a plum lifetime job?

I think we should all hope that those afflicted with epilepsy and many other conditions that afflict humanity can find relief.

[treestar]

54. Given the cases that he may hear and the rulings he could make

It might be for the good of the republic if he cannot serve.

Seriously, what if he and the court find the MCA comports with the Constitution?

This is an individual waiting for a chance to cut our right short.

[ConsAreLiars]

55. That's just sick.

You imagine yourself somehow decent because you want monsters to continue to dominate the SCOTUS? How pathetic and deluded. Your loyalty to amoral corporatism is noted, but not respected. You might as well wish Hitler, Pol Pot, Chimpy and Milosovec long life and prosperity. Maybe give a shout out and a thumbs up to all the mass murderers of history, while you are at it.

[Nye Bevan]

56. Come on. I don't like the guy's judicial philosophy either.

But he is not Adolf Hitler, and he is not Pol Pot.

[ConsAreLiars]

57. Right.

He is the button down collar and necktie enabler of corporate monsters. Those non-human monsters have murdered millions, and will continue to do so so long as people like him are in positions of power. A couple million Vietnamese, a million Iraqis, a few million Cambodians, a million or so in Latin America, and so on. Pretty soon you are talking real numbers.

(edit typo)

[OneBlueSky]

58. wishing ill health on someone always reflects back on you . . .

it's that karma thing . . .

I wish Justice Roberts a speedy and complete recovery . . . and hope to hell he decides to resign his seat on the Court to preserve his health . . .

[DFW]

59. I wish for a simultaneous end

To both his affliction and the affliction upon us of his
status as Chief Justice of the SCOTUS.

Then we can all walk away happy. Yes, Roberts is a fellow human
being. So are the millions who are worse off due to judgments he
has rendered since being named to the Supreme Court. In other words,
I wish him far less ill than he has wished upon us. May he submit
his resignation and retire in health.

[4_TN_TITANS]

60. Dude has two young children...

I wish him health for his kids.