We're sure Hotline didn't mean anything by it, but we know the first thing that came to mind this morning upon reading these two items in a row:

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• SCOTUS nominee John Roberts "conceded" he should have said he was registered to lobby on behalf of the cosmetics industry in the questionnaire he submitted to the Senate (Newsday).

• "Roberts Donated Help to Gay Rights Case" (Los Angeles Times).

That's right: Clearly, Judge Roberts is a somewhat crooked but basically nice guy who maybe tries to even the karmic balance by helping out worthy causes.

Also, he is gay.

Confidential to M.D.: Just because you found the one bad picture of the guy doesn't mean he's not pretty.