SC's remaining 8 and Time's bias

I was reading Time magazine's article on the remaining 8 Supreme Court justices, and it sounded like there was some kind of media bias going on. But it took me a moment to nail it.

The conservative justices are described as... conservative justices. A sample:

• "who leans conservative" (Rehnquist)
• "A favorite son of the conservative movement" "has attempted repeatedly to strike down Roe v. Wade" (Scalia)
• "...has earned a reputation as a conservative" (Thomas)

The liberal justices are listed as:

• "a pragmatist..." "...preferring to consider the impact of law on the lives of everyday people" (Breyer)
• "...known for her commitment to striking down laws that treat men and women differently" (Ginsburg)
• "most influential moderate" (Souter)
• "A true independent" "but he always considers the effects of a ruling on society" (Stevens)

Kennedy was listed as:

• "A moderate..." "...seems uninterested in making larger political statements."

Now granted, under Breyer, it says that he "...often sides with the liberal wing of the Court: Justices Souter, Ginsburg and Stevens" but it struck me how every conservative was specifically listed as conservative. The other justices "consider everyday people", are moderates and independents.

This is pretty much the template for the way the media covers conservatives. We are conservative. They are considerate, and are independent thinkers.

-John