Posted on 10/03/2005 8:43:43 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
Great post!
Miers will be Bush's greatest Rope-A-Dope EVER on the Rats! Trust me on this one. The only reason people here should be hysterical is in laughter that Chuckie Shumer actually thinks this nominee is 'ok'. ROFLOL!!!
Nope...neither have any character to assassinate.
I don't want rope-a-dope, and I don't want to trust you, Pres. Bush, V.P. Cheney, or anyone else. I just want what we were promised, and I want it delivered in an honest, straightforward way. That is the conservative way, and that is the American way. Let's leave it to the commies to play tricks.
I have been on this topic all day and I would like to make a few observations clear:
One, I don't believe anyone really believes this is cronyism. It is a choice that lays Bush open to unfounded arguments of cronyism in the MSM and by liberal socialist Democrats. That being said, Miers (sp?) is no Abe Fortas. Mr. Fortas had criminal ties, Mrs. Miers has a sterling resume.
Two, I don't believe anyone really sees this pick as a Souter. Bush Sr. did NOT know Souter at all, that is why it was a foolhardy (maybe not for you conspiracy folks out there) and stupid pick. That being said, Miers is no David Souter, but may be a questionable pick that could turn out like O'Connor (though if you check the record...Ken (Clinton cannot be prosecuted) Starr did the vetting work on O'Connor and judged her good. Bush is and has been a close friend of Mrs. Miers...which is far better than a Souter. We just mean the pick may turn out poorly...only time will tell.
Third, we (as Rush was saying today) were ready to take it to the Dems, go nuclear (I prefer constitutional) and change the rules forever so the courts would NOT have to go through Filibuster anymore. A fight we were ready to fight...will not be fought...unless Ginsburg or whathisname fade out. Even then, is Bush willing?
Finally, despite all of what I have posted (venting my disappointment) on FR today, I hope and trust the Lord God that Bush and Co. know what is really in the package. So...having vented my spleen of what shoulda, coulda, woulda...I am tucking my powder in my belt.
Godspeed!
Very well stated.
I'm disappointed in President Bush's choice. I think he punted. He could have gotten so much better. With the important decisions the Court will confront in the next few years, we deserve to have a qualified jurist with extensive constitutional experience and credentials.
The issue is not who else disagrees. The issue isn't whether or not Miers is a nice lady (I'm sure she is; I don't care). The issue is that President Bush walked away from a well-deserved fight, and chose mediocrity and expediency over experience and acumen.
I'm trying not to get too emotionally worked up about it. This too shall pass--although it may have long-lasting societal repercussions.
But the frustration among the base is palpable and understandable after Campaign Finance Reform, Prescription Drugs, and--four years after 9/11--persistently porous borders. We expected more.
Whoops. Too late.
"I was alarmed at first, but I have come to believe that Mrs Miers is a supreme example of a "Trojan Horse"."
Time will tell. I just don't like waiting or wondering.
I'm calling your post as a thoughtful addition to the thread. Hyperbole-filled ranting? Not from you, dear sir. ;-P
And Meirs couldn't get on a TV talk show unless she was nominated to the Supreme Court or something crazy like that. What's your point? They each do what they do, and apparently, pretty well. So they are not interchangeable. Ann is popular because she says the things we all wish more conservatives would say. The legs are a bonus.
I don't know that they were "confirmable." The Republicans in Congress, on the whole, strike me as incredibly weak, unable to carry any effective message unless it's critical of the President. If I were Bush I wouldn't count on their backbone for a thing and I'd keep my promise to voters the best way I could.
"I just want what we were promised, and I want it delivered in an honest, straightforward way."
OK.
I honestly think you're getting your wish. Bush has made an honest, straightforward nomination of someone he truly trusts to be a strict constructionist as he promised.
Can you consider the possibility and just relax a little? This President has a habit of doing what he says he will do.
For my part, I am trying to consider that possibility, and I'm attempting to relax. I do believe that she will be a fairly solid constructionist. I just don't know how effective she will be at persuading other justices on key cases. I simply think this was a large missed opportunity.
It's not the end of the world. But the straws are adding up, and starting to feel heavy.
WHo U CALLIN THoTFUL?!??
(Sorry...that's my best DU impression.)
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