Failures of Recollection

From the "I Can't Remember if its Butter or Not" file:

Supreme Court nominee John Roberts declined Monday to say why he was listed in a leadership directory of the Federalist Society and the White House said he has no recollection of belonging to the conservative group.

The question of Roberts' membership in the society — an influential organization of conservative lawyers and judges formed in the early 1980s to combat what its members said was growing liberalism on the bench — emerged as a vexing issue at the start of another week of meetings for President Bush's nominee on Capitol Hill.

What? You don't remember whether you were enrolled in one of the most prominent, lucritive, conservative judicially activist organizations in the country?

Although no Democrats have publicly threatened to filibuster his nomination, they have said they're concerned that not enough is known about Roberts' personal and legal views. Questions about where he stands on a range of issues, including abortion, likely will be front-line matters at his confirmation hearings later this summer.

Good luck, guys. Whatever you ask this guy, he might have no recollection of it.

Do you believe in abortion?
- I have no recollection of any beliefs.

What is your stance on Plessy v Ferguson?
- I don't recall what my viewpoints are.

This is framing itself as, potentially, the strangest nomination yet.