HARRIET MIERS OUTSHINES BORK

MoonbatCentral.com ^ | October 4, 2005 | Richard Poe

[Wolfstar]

ConservativeAgenda wrote: I've recently noticed a lot of Freepers being critical, if not intolerant, of fellow Freepers who criticize or dissent from President Bush.

Heck, to me it seems the other way around, and increasingly so. If I support President Bush and choose to give him the benefit of the doubt on this nomination (and other issues), I'm a "koolaid drinker" and a "bushbot," or worse.

[Goodgirlinred]

Yes, that is the one. Thanks, I did not catch his name as I started listening after the introduction.

How are ya doin', Hawk-eye? Is it snowing out there yet?

[Howlin]

Can you not follow a conversation on this forum?

[little jeremiah]

There have been at least a dozen if not more threads about Miers, and I have been reading several on and off all day. Your comment was the first one I've seen that mentioned her health.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"There have been at least a dozen if not more threads about Miers, and I have been reading several on and off all day. Your comment was the first one I've seen that mentioned her health."

She wasn't talking about Miers. If you would have bothered to follow the conversation back, you would find out that she was talking about how Dick Cheney was received here on Free Republic in 2000.

[little jeremiah]

I should have gone to bed before attempting to read the thread.

Brain wasn't working, obviously.

[GeorgeW23225]

I understand.

My problem isn't with Rush Limbaugh.

I just wish FReepers would take a wait and see attitude also. I think many of them will be deliriously happy after the Senate confirmation hearings begin.

[GeorgeW23225]

I agree.

The knee jerk reactionaries can be a bit smothering, and intolerant can't they??

Most of the time, they just end up with egg on their faces.......and they deserve it!!

[GeorgeW23225]

The only "dim-witted" people are those who are pre-judging the nomination of Harriet Miers to be a poor choice BEFORE the Senate confirmation hearings even start!!

Give the lady a chance, PLEASE!!!

[GeorgeW23225]

I doubt if anyone wants to squash dissent or criticism.

What makes me upset is the unfounded criticism of a nominee even BEFORE the Senate confirmation hearings begin.


But, then again, a lot of FReepers actually like being made to look foolish with their over reactions.........

[GeorgeW23225]

I don't understand the lust for blood either. Especially when you can win the fight without ANY blood letting.

Let the democRATS look like the obstructionists they are, and let the American people see them as the dividers, not the uniters.

Just in time for the mid term elections.....now that is absolutely delicious!!

[GeorgeW23225]

I'm glad I missed all the wailing and gnashing of teeth over the Cheney as V.P. pick.

But, it proves my point, doesn't it?? You would think that the over-reactors would learn from their mistakes. But, they don't. They just love diving into an empty pool!!

[safisoft]

Give the lady a chance

I am sure she ia a very nice Christian lady. I am sure that she is very loyal to Bush. I am sure that she is very smart. I am not sure that Bush made the right choice... which means that if I, and many like me feel this way, it was in fact a very foolish choice for Bush. That is my point.

He owed it to conservatives who helped elect him, to nominate someone WE could know and not have to ASSUME that because he 'looked into her heart' all would be OK. If she was the ONLY person qualified it would be something, but don't insult us and tell us that she was the BEST we can get. Bush screwed up big time on this one. Even if she turns out to be stellar, Bush has damaged his base irreparably - and because it was unnecessary, that adds up to dim -wittedness.

[GeorgeW23225]

I totally agree.

I also believe a lot of cynicism and pessimism will be erased during the Senate confirmation hearings.

Read my lips: The choice of Harriet Miers will turn out to be one of the most brilliant political manuevers ever made.

The democRATS are tied up in knots, unsure of how to deal with it, and they are totally clueless on how to proceed.

I love it!!

[GeorgeW23225]

The President campaigned on a promise to nominate judges who would NOT legislate from the bench. ALL of his appointments to the bench, whether it be Owens, Pryor, or Brown, will do that. And so will Harriet Miers.

The President made a promise to Conservatives, and he has kept it. And since he has, we owe him loyalty!!

If after the Senate confirmation hearings, you still have a problem with the choice, you have a right and a duty to complain. But, I feel your cynicism and criticism is premature, unfounded and unnecessary.

Why have the Senate version of Armageddon with the choice of Janice Rogers Brown, when you can have the same result on the Supreme Court without a fight?? Brown would NOT have been confirmed anyway, NOT with people in the Senate like McCain, and his gang of 14.

[BobFromNJ]

Great Post!! You will be proven correct in a short time!!

She will turn out to be a great choice!!

[11th_VA]

It will do no good to point out this woman's attributes. The bash Bush crowd will not be stilled.

Hey, I'm coming around, there's hope ...

[Eva]

I don't think that anyone has considered the fact that Bush may have thought that this was not the time for a knock down, drag out battle with the left, when he has so much else going on, that demand his full attention. Maybe that is what Rush meant when he said that Bush must have felt that he couldn't depend on the Repulcan legislators to fight the battle for his nominee if there was much of a paper trail.

[GeorgeW23225]

One other thing.

President Bush has NOT irreparably damaged his base. YOU are doing that, not the President!!

[elbucko]

Bump.