“Biden noted that he voted against confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the majority opinion. He said he was tough on Roberts. ‘The problem is the rest of us were not tough enough,’ he said, seeming to take a jab at fellow Democrats. ‘They have turned the court upside down.’

“All the Democratic candidates in the Senate opposed the confirmation of conservative Justice Samuel Alito, another of President Bush’s nominees. Clinton, Biden and Obama voted against Roberts; Sen. Chris Dodd voted for his nomination.”

Is it just me, or does that fairly scream that they are admitting to voting politics rather than confirming the candidates’ competency?