[RebelTex]

The best results, of course, would be that Harriet Miers is who the President says she is and the type of judge we want, and that confirmation is quick enough to allow her to vote (correctly, and maybe decisively) on the 2 pending abortion cases.

[clee1]

The outrage that would come forth would target those RINOs for defeat, even if it meant losing to the Dems. The very real possibility is that Republicans could lose the Senate and possibly the House, which of course, would be a disaster from which we might not be able to recover.

So be it. The GOP has proven that they are unfit to govern.

[MJY1288]

Vanity #13,236 on "Why" Harriet Miers?

Congrats

[RebelTex]

Ping - What say y'all?

[Always Right]

I for one do not see the downside to making the Dems use a filibuster. It would legitimize the tactic for the GOP to use in the future. If the filibuster was a legitimate tool, perhaps the GOP could stop the next Ruth Bater Ginsburg. It would also paint the Democrats as extreme and keep the GOP base happy seeing most of the GOP willing to fight for their cause. I hope Harriet is as conservative as some believe, but a fight might not have been a bad thing, win or lose.

[xzins]

I am in agreement with you 100%.

I voted for Pres. Bush -- and that included the realization that I'd have to trust his judgment based on his promises.

He always promised to be a compassionate conservative, so I wasn't surprised at his willingness to bust the budget.

But on judicial nominees he always stood for non-activist, strict constructionist.....It appears to me that Miers is just that based on interviews I've heard with those who know her.

Also, SHE WAS THE ONE who vetted all the candidates that everyone is clamoring for the Pres. to nominate. In that at least, she didn't have a tin ear.

I'm not calling on conservatives to hold their fire at their own.....I'm calling on them to quit that self-destructive foolishness and get behind this candidate and this president.

[11th_VA]

I'm realy hoping she turns out to be the anti-Souter, but after voting mostly for the Republicans for 25 years (over these appointments) I am a bit confused with Bush's choice. Bush say's "trust", but Reagan said Trust but verify ... go figure ...