THE LAST LAUGH (Why Miers will be a very good justice)

Vanity | 11 October 05 | Lancey Howard

[Lancey Howard]

Most of the criticisms have been directed at Bush, not Miers. Heck, Miers didn't do anything wrong. A lot of people feel justifiably betrayed by the Miers nomination and their ire is generally directed at the President and at the RINOs who may have forced his hand.... Which leads to the other criticsm: Why didn't Bush tell the RINOs to drop dead? He had to know that he had a loyal and dangerous army (that's us) getting his back. The RINOs would have ended up a lot more scared of us than they are of the dying, socialist "mainstream" newsroom scumbags.

Regards,
LH

[patriciaruth]

The Dems power is in the broadcast media.

The Dems power is in big cities, where they can swing elections with voter fraud.

The Dems power is in the teachers' union and university professorships and brainwashing the next generation.

The Dems power is in "underprivileged" populations.

Their grip on the flow of information and unchallenged propaganda is loosening.

Gore's yelling about the accuracy of counting the Florida returns in 2000 has led to some changes that make it harder for them to commit egregious fraud. A circumstance that was not lost on Gephardt when he yelled at Gore for doing that and decided not to run again.

The testing accountability in No Child Left Behind is forcing teachers to spend some of their precious propaganda time "teaching to the test" instead.

The underprivileged populations have aborted a lot of reliable Democrat voters, and Hispanics unreasonably don't like remaining underprivileged...gaining a different view as they move up the economic ladder through hard work. They also seem to like their religion.

[patriciaruth]

When it comes to organizing the Senate, I never would prefer to see a Dem than Spectre.

We set the agenda when we have a majority. That's important.

If Spectre dies, you'll get your wish. And that vote will ALWAYS vote Democrat.

[patriciaruth]

I saw a C-span retrospective speech that Miers gave last Spring in which she was defending Owens and Brown and deploring the terrible things that had been said about them, saying they were wonderful women and very accomplished.

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks for your information regarding point 1.
As for the rest, man you need to go get a beer. Then, when you have consumed half of it you can get all depressed because your beer is half empty.

[indianrightwinger]

We have the majority, but still are truly a minority.

Even without Specter, we would have 54 supposed Republicans. So, I don't see the point.

Also, I am not so willing to concede that Toomey would not have won the General.

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP what you just said. Great post.

[patriciaruth]

Jeffords and Snowe voted for Roberts because the Democrats gave them cover.

I doubt you could count on Snowe for a die-hard conservative judge.

[Americanwolfsbrother]

You are both correct regarding the criticism being directed at President Bush and not Miers, I misspoke and I apologize.

I also understand the call for a proven conservative but will continue to withhold my opinion on this nomination until after the hearings. Its not like she is already on the court, that is why we have hearings. Now it is up to Congress to do their job.AWB

[TheCrusader]

So there isn't anybody out there equal to (or better than) Meirs, and who happens to have some Constitutional law experience on the Federal bench?

There's nothing like a little history of judicial conservatism to quell people's doubts about a Supreme Court nominee, and to offer us a little more security than the President's (paraphrased) words 'I know none of you out there know her, and she has no judicial experience, but just trust me'.

YIKES!

[Lancey Howard]

Also, I am not so willing to concede that Toomey would not have won the General.

I, too, get sick of hearing that same irrational presumption. Cripes, I can't even remember who Specter ran against in the general, but the "glass-half-empty" crowd is positive that whoever it was would have beaten Toomey.

[patriciaruth]

Many of us are going to do everything we can to defeat W. Harriet Miers,and in so doing, to defeat George W. Bush

And how did that election for governor in Louisiana work out for you?

[Lancey Howard]

So there isn't anybody out there equal to (or better than) Meirs, and who happens to have some Constitutional law experience on the Federal bench?

What are you talking about? Are you alright?

[america-rules]

You nailed it better then I've seen written anywhere !

Some people want blood spittin, knock down drag em conservatives nominated but they don't have a chance in hell to get approved !

[Flux Capacitor]

----And how did that election for governor in Louisiana work out for you?----

My guy got 48%. Not that you'd know anything about it.

-Dan

[Kryptonite]

My comments.

Did ya expect something else?

[ChiMark]

So far President Bush's appointments to the appealate court etc. have shown excellent conservative jurists, 143 plus I believe. There's your track record. Stop listening to sound bites. Look at his record on judges!

[Miss Marple]

Thanks, Lancey. I think she will be a good justice. I don't think that she will be a great one, but then very few of them ever are.

I do hear a lot of complaints about the President saying she is the best person for the job. Well, I don't think he could stand up and introduce her by saying "This is the best person I could get the Senate to confirm, and by the way several judges wouldn't accept because of the confirmation process."

Politics deals with reality, and I appreciate your attempt to deal with this disappointment in a positive manner. I have disagreements with the President, too, although I don't often say anything here. I would like to see a harder line with Iran and Syria, I wsth that the education reform bill had not been so expensive, and I wish he had vetoed the highway bill. However, I don't have all of the facts, so I don't get on my high horse about things that don't work out the way I want. I just accept disappointment as a part of the political process.

I think you are right about Miers. She will be a strict constructinist. That's enough for me.

[ChiMark]

Gisburg was no surprise. The Republicans gave Clinton his due
on judicial appointments. Everyone knew she was radical left.

Everyone talks about Bork being such a mastermind of constitutional theory but he was sooo smart that he talked himself out of the supreme court.
Do you need to be a pointy head intellectual to figure out constitutional law? Probably not. Many posting here know precisely Ms. Meiers qualifications to be a supreme court jurist. I'll take someone from a public universty sans bar admission with common sense anytime.

The consevative elitist are sickening. Sorry Anne,

[mtntop3]

The article is on the mark, except that it to a degree acquieses to the unceasing fears and hand-wringing of the detractors.

1) President Bush would not have nominated Harriet Miers if there was the slightest doubt in his mind, and of his staff, that she is a good woman (a more important aspect than many might think); assuredly in the conservative mold; and eminently qualified.

2) His confidence in her comes through day-to-day interaction over years. He knows who she is and what she is.

3) The article writer indicates he is not certain about her experience as regards Constitutional Law.

But no attorney can be a primary Presidential legal advisor without knowing Constitutional Law THOROUGHLY. Every Executive action must be considered for its Constitutionality.

Finally, detractors to this appointment assert, directly or indirectly, that Bush has let them down or even deliberately misled them.

They ignore one thing: that Bush has always regarded LOYALTY as one of the highest manifestations of honor and right action. Bush IS loyal to his base. And Harriet Miers will be a first-class Justice.