I think we can find a middle ground. Hinderocket tries to do so in his post. I think it's worth the read.
I agree with this...it is silly to spend Bush's political capital on party infighting instead on extracting a pound or two of flesh from the Democrats on Taxes, FICA, Judicial nominations, etc, etc.
Specter did save the Clarance Thomas nomination when others were caving to Anita Hill....it was risky for him with the female vote in PA as well...he'll be fine.
Oh, PLEASE!
Stop this "middle ground" stuff. There is no middle ground for Hilter and there is no "middle ground" for this dangerous idiot. The guy is wrong, PERIOD.
However, we must keep emailing and calling Specter to let him know we are NOT amused. And we are watching.
great post,
i totally agree and posted what powerline wrote on an early forum about Spector.....let's not become Dems's of Jihadists on this......stay united as a party and let the rules apply.....Bush will get his nominee's thru and Spector can help with the RINO'S.........it will all work out.......Im' more afraid that some of us will become so intolerant that we will look foolish and one os small tent.....witness to your beliefs and then let Karl and the Whitehouse and Frisk do the right thing......they will...show the Dems and Michael Mooore etc that we can govern properly, solve our own disagreements and move forward........
You misspelled "gerund."
Dan
The mandate that President Bush got was not from liberal moderates.
Why take a chance when his mounth already gave him away?
Good essay. Allow me to opine. Like you, I initially wanted to throw the guy over the side. Then I found Hewitt's arguments very persuasive. I even thought that Arlen as chair could actually NOW work to the GOP's advantage...he supports the president's nominees'..he gives some of the Dems cover to vote for them...(after all, "ole Arlen's sterongly por-choice, and he's OK with this...the usual double talk...) However, what's decided me that he's got to go, ASAP, is listening to all the lefties, libs, and Dems who are supporting Spector. To reshuffle the old maxim..In politics, the friend of my enemy is still my enemy..
I don't think Specter will be nearly as much of a problem as some seem to think. Besides I don't like the idea of tossing people overboard at the first sign of disagreement. We just saw what happened when the democrats did it.
Other than saying that I have no intent to pressure the president on his picks.
We don't get a say, Bush does. He has decided to let Specters idiocy pass. I voted for Bush because I trust him, I'll have to trust his judgement here as well.
I am normally a nuclear option guy, but not in this case. I agree with Hewitt that dissing Specter kills our chances for confirming any conservative judge.
I think we leave Specter alone with his promise for quick up-or-down votes. Then Bush nominates conservative after conservative to the courts. Let the Dems block Bush judges until the Supreme court is reduced to 7 or 8 judges, and use their obstruction as the hammer to deliver a super-majority in 2006.
That would be my tack.
Hold your friends close.
Hold your enemies closer.
Thank God that the signers of the Declaration of Independence had more courage than the Republican Senate, and pundits like Hewett!