[Pukin Dog]

This is Pukin Dog's last vanity post.

[Khepera]

Thanks Puke I feel the same way

[Pusterfuss]

Win or lose, I’m standing with President Bush.

I am here, too.

[counterpunch]

This is war, and we're going into battle with McClellan instead of Sherman or Grant.

[Capt. Jake]

I'm standing by Bush, too. I just wish the girlie men at NRO spent as much time attcking Democrats and the RINOs in Congress as do our president.

[Aeronaut]

I haven't liked everything GWB has done either, but every time I think of the alternative (J F'n K) I just shudder. We do have to stand and fight.

[Restorer]

Worked out real well for R.E. Lee and the cause for which he fought.

[areafiftyone]

This is Pukin Dog's last vanity post.

Wooof!

Excellent Post! Have a doggie biscuit!

[You Dirty Rats]

The very day of the nomination I was unable to read any posts until that evening. When I saw the completely over-the-top attacks, I decided then-and-there that there was no alternative to standing by the President for many of the same reasons you mentioned above -- with one addition: I believe anyone who thinks defeating the President on this nomination will lead to the nomination and confirmation of a known opponent of R v W like Edith Jones or Janice Rogers Brown is delusional beyond belief. Defeat will weaken the President at the gain of the 'Rats, not Conservatives.

[mysterio]

It is a war. It's a war between small government conservatives and big government statists. And Bush is not on the small government side. Neither, apparently, is the Republican party.

[syriacus]

Very well stated, Pukin Dog.

[CTOCS]

Yo, Dog

We (The Royal WE) don't mind your vanities.

A lot of thought and effort went into post. Whether I agree with all your points is for another time.

Thanks for putting it up just the same...

[auboy]

It is war… a war we must win. Able Danger. The Barrett Report. No time to cut and run.

[Former Dodger]

Great piece of work, Puke...pretty much how I feel, too, thanks for putting it into words.

Good read PING!

[AmericaUnited]

Because this is war. Well, someone truly understands that...

I don't agree with everything Bush does, and don't think he's perfect, BUT I SURE AS HELL AM NOT GOING TO JOIN IN THE ORGY OF TEARING HIM DOWN AND ATTACKING, WHEN ALL OF MY SWORN ENEMIES HAVE BEEN DOING SO 24/7, SINCE EVEN BEFORE HE WAS SWORN IN. To me, that's like telling your wife she's fat ("Hey, I noticed you're getting fat"), while some stranger is raping her again and again and again. Utterly despicable behavior.

[Antoninus]

I wit'cha PD. I initially opposed Harriet. Now, I'm on board.

I reserve the right to jump off again if she turns into a Souter, however. If that happens, nothing will stop the bleeding for years and we can resign ourselves to whatever creature the Dems choose to foist on us in 2008.

If Miers = Souter 2, it will be a betrayal of epic proportions.

[kjam22]

I basically agree with what you're saying... I just want to stress that our white house did have a part in determing this "army" that we have to work with. It's not like a 1st year college football coach that is playing with somebody elses recruits. Our white house backed a lot of these rinos.

[Spiff]

Win or lose, I’m standing with President Bush.

Kool-Aid? No thanks.

Win or lose, I'm standing with conservative principles.

[Guenevere]

bttt

[colorado tanker]

Thanks for the concise analysis, PK. I hope it's not your last vanity; I've enjoyed several.

I'm inclined to reach the same conclusion because I think the consequences of a withdrawal now would be even worse than the damage done by the nomination in the first place.

If she is withdrawn and, say, Luttig is nominated, the Dems and MSM will howl that Bush caved to his "extremists" and proposes to replace Justice O'Connor, Saint Moderation, with Attila the Hun himself. A filibuster would be assured and with the media winds at gale force winning enough of the Gang of 14 to break it would be questionable if not doubtful. A successful filibuster would probably embolden the Dems to to it again with a third pick, a pretty good possibility given the age and health of some Justices.

To borrow from your war analogy, the only guage of success in war is achievement of the objective, not fighting the good fight. We need to maintain a mission orientation.