Posted on 11/08/2004 5:26:23 PM PST by mdittmar
More "what ifs"?
how long have you been a conservative??
we try to go on facts and empirical observations around here.
W has loads of political capital as he declared last week.
I hope he uses it.
Where does overturning Roe v Wade rank in your laundry list?
Very high on mine.
Maybe the WH strategy is to stay out of Senate business and rely upon us conservative Bush supporters to block Specter.
The Committee chairman can smooth the way through confirmation or allow an unending string of witnesses to Bork a nominee with spurious unproven charges that are repeated every night on the news for weeks and used by the Democrats to rally support from their extremists party members.
Snowe, Chaffee...there's another I can't recall...
Given what you know about Specter, do you trust him to do the right thing?
Moderate???? Specter is so socialist he makes Kerry look conservative.
What you said. :-)
Pretty much anyone that voted to extend the AWB ban. Spectre voted 'NAY', but he gets 'religion' when it comes time for his reelection bid. Since the AWB vote for S1805 was in 2004, and he knew it was time to face his constituency again, he found religion and voted against the reauthorization of the ban.
Then join us in opposing Specter. If he gets the chairmanship there will be bloodletting every time he lets the Democrats torture a nominee for weeks before sending the name to the entire Senate with a recommendation not to confirm.
Knowing Specter's record, do you trust him to live up to his pledge?
I do not understand why President Bush spent so much of his political capital campaigning for Spector, but my hopes are that for the President's generous efforts that Spector will return the favor with great magnanimity.
If, however, republicans have the chance to make a bold decision as to the Chairman of the Judiciary, please let it be a very fine, upstanding conservative and not some finger in the wind moderate.
I tend to agree with you. Let's punish Specter once he does something punishable, like hold up a judicial nominee. As of right now, he's only shot off his left wing mouth which has him in everyone's sites, which is right where we want him.
From Hugh Hewitt's blog:
"Dear Hugh,
I am an unrepentant left-winger, and also a reader of your site, so you can take those two facts to imply whatever opinion of my intelligence you choose.
I think your views on the Specter situation are spot-on. In particular, certain of your comments ('Majorities are fleeting and have to be nurtured, not disciplined unless the nurturing fails.'; 'Evangelicals have to give the majority coalition in which they are dominant part the opportunity to deliver political accomplishments over a period of time, and they must accept less than perfection on the part of the coalition') display excellent political insight. As a leftie, I strongly hope no one listens!
I would love nothing more than to see Senator Specter thrown from the train by outraged pro-lifers, for the same reason I would love to see the President spend the next month doing nothing but advancing an evangelical agenda (something that has about a 0% chance of happening, unfortunately). The more the party takes a hard-line position, and the more the Right shows disdain for contrary views from the center, the easier it becomes to attract moderate voters back into the Democratic fold in 2006. Please don't discourage the wise folks over at NRO from continuing their noble mission.
Best,
Steven M____"
Dumping on Specter is going to be portayed, whether true or not, as the religious right being intolerant of dissenting opinions. This will turn moderates off and they would be welcomed into the Dem party.
Let's not give the Dems any ammo to use against us.
They lost the election, remember?
Jim Jeffords has nothing on this RINO puke. Drive him into obscurity ... or to the Rat party. I don't give a flip. This idiot deserves his comeuppance.
We do not have enough power do engage in rampant bloodletting.
BTW, my first presidential vote was for RMN. Know who that was kid?
No, but we have little choice. Forcing him out may cause greater problems.
STOP SPECTER FROM BLOCKING BUSH'S JUDGES
Contact Senator Frist 202-224-3135
Contact Senator Santorum 202-224-6324
Tell them in no uncertain terms that Specter cannot be made Senate Judiciary Chairman
Do NOT take "no" for an answer!
Bush has no Mandate?
Just say "NO" To Specter's Games!
Senate Judiciary Committee GOP Members
Contact Senator Orrin Hatch 202-224-5251
Contact Senator Charles Grassley 202-224-3744
Contact Senator Jon Kyl 202-224-4521
Contact Senator Mike DeWine 202-224-2315
Contact Senator Jeff Sessions 202-224-4124
Contact Senator Lindsey Graham -202-224-5972
Contact Senator Larry Craig 202-224-2752
Contact Senator Saxby Chambliss 202-224-3521
Contact Senator John Cornyn 202-224-2934
rino......SPECTOR
BTW Part 2
Don't ever question my political beliefs punk.
Exactly right!
Bush won and his WH can and shall handle Specter.
This is NOT the fight to pick.
Specter has already felt the heat.
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