Posted on 10/04/2005 9:23:19 PM PDT by Paloma_55
Yes, he would. That's what he promised, and Dubya is a stand-up guy whose word is his bond.
Remember - - Frank Stallone beat up Geraldo Rivera.
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Nominate someone where their views can be see firsthand, not by hearsay.
Yes yes, heaven forbid any Republican dare to voice an opinion that happens to vary from the party line. THAT, my friend, is how Democrats work. Anyone here has every right to speak their mind on a SCOTUS pick; your melodrama and name-calling is out of line.
MM
I am shocked! Shocked I tell ya, that the President is playing politics. It's almost as if he were a politician.
Who knew the Texas gambling commisioner was a fundamentalist Christian, and when did they know it? ;-)
It strikes me that the people who say we should shut up and let President Bush appoint her without saying anything, without pondering it, analyzing it or discussing it...who say that we should just obsequiously grin and say "Wow! What a good Supreme Court Justice SHE will make!"just because he is President Bush, are cowardly.
They seem to be afraid to stand up for their beliefs, afraid to stand up for Conservatism, and afraid that the battle for the hearts and minds of America is so hopeless that we shouldn't even attempt it.
This strikes me as so sad...like a bunch of people at a party, and abortion is brought up, and no one has the courage to say "I believe that abortion is murder."
If we continue to be so timid, so willing to surrender before the battle is even joined, then what does that teach future generations, what does that teach the uninformed...that Conservatism is something to be afraid of? Something to shrink from espousing, something to hide and conceal from the general population lest we be thought of as irrational lunatics?
I hope and pray that we Conservatives muster the strength to stop this appointment, and begin fighting, overtly, lucidly and explicitly, for Conservative beliefs, and Constitutional Jurists like Scalito, Janice Rogers Brown, Michael McConell or Michael Luttig.
Some Freepers have suggested that it is foolishness to fight for Pro-Life beliefs, that it is "strategery" to let an unkown person in, on the strength of "wink-wink, nudge-nudge" entreaties from Dr. Dobson and Jay Sekulow, but what better time do Conservatives have for initiating a nationwide dialogue on Pro-Life, Conservatism and the true meaning of the Constitution, than now?
Ed
It's called "sending a message."
There must be pony somewhere.
That's gotta be the funniest thing I've ever read here.
I am taking a wait and see attitude on Ms. Miers for now, and will be following the committee hearings with interest. She may well be qualified for the court, but there is no doubt that cronyism played a role in her selection. In particular, I will be interested in following Sen. Brownback's reaction to her selection, and his questions to her during the hearings.
While I supported Roberts going on the court, I would have preferred that Bush not move him into Rehnquist's position as CJ, and promoted Scalia instead to CJ. At this point in time, it seems that replacing Renhquist and O'Connor with Roberts and Miers will have little impact on the overall makeup of the court, while promoting Scalia to Chief, replacing O'Connor with Roberts, and selecting a solid proven conservative (JRB, Owen, Luttig) to fill the open seat would have definitely moved the court to the right. This was one big reason why I voted for Bush, because he promised to appoint judges in the Scalia/Thomas mold.
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