With conservatives up in arms over Roberts’ role in preserving Obamacare, Jeb Bush suddenly finds himself called to answer for the chief justice appointed by his brother, George W. Bush. And not just Roberts — Jeb is also taking flak for David Souter, the liberal justice appointed by his father, George H.W. Bush.

In a radio interview Friday afternoon, Jeb Bush was pressed by host Hugh Hewitt to explain the Roberts and Souter nominations to disappointed conservatives.

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Following the court’s 6-3 decision to uphold Obamacare subsidies on Thursday, Jeb Bush’s campaign pointed the finger at the president, emailing his supporters with a fundraising pitch that argued, “This is the direct result of President Obama.”

Hewitt, however, wouldn’t let him get away with that line, noting that the decision itself came from Roberts, who wrote the majority opinion.

“Is he still a model for you going forward?” the host asked Bush.

“I liked one of his rulings and I didn’t like the other,” Bush replied, referring to his agreement with Roberts’ dissent in the same-sex marriage case. “He is a person of unimpeachable integrity and great intelligence.”

Bush’s velvet-glove criticism of Roberts wasn’t nearly tough enough for a conservative base that loathes Obamacare.

“The biggest political loser in this decision was Governor Jeb Bush who can’t be trusted with Supreme Court nominations,” wrote the conservative publication Human Events. “The Bush family has packed the court liberals in conservative clothing. America can’t take the risk of another Bush making the same mistake.”