Judgment Day: President Bush should listen to his base, not his opponents - (Mark Levin!)

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE.COM ^ | JULY 12, 2005 | MARK R. LEVIN

[strategofr]

"You're right. These current Republicans in the Senate aren't visibly and energetically supporting our president."

I think they are intimidated by a combination of factors. Their leader (Frist) is weak. That hurts a team's confidence. Their "point man" in this battle, Specter, is a traitor. I would think this becomes a little more self-evident each day, as Specter dusts off the dame arguments he used when he led the fight against Bork's confirmation, decades ago (explaining how bad strict constructionism is, suggesting that Bush will appoint a "moderate", etc.)

They know if they stand by Bush on this, the media will attack them as never before. And they are politicians, they have to fear the media, to an extent. Finally, they know if they don't do the right thing, we conservative Republicans will be on them like the Furies. Not the greatest situation, in a lot of ways.

[Criminal Number 18F]

Gonzales is Spanish for Souter.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[Ol' Sparky]

What? Nominating Levin and Gonzales wouldn't change the court ONE bit. There is nothing acceptable about Bush breaking his promise and not appointing Scalia-like originalists.

Clinton didn't break his promise to name two far left-wing judges. If our side rolls over and doesn't demand the same from the guy we elected, we might just as well give up.

[humblegunner]

President Bush was quick to slap his conservative base

All his base are belong to us?

[Ol' Sparky]

I think they are intimidated by a combination of factors. Their leader (Frist) is weak. That hurts a team's confidence. Their "point man" in this battle, Specter, is a traitor.

Makes NO difference. Bush had totally control over who will be nominated and all it takes is 50 votes for confirmation along with Cheney's vote. There are NO excuses this time for another Souter, O'Connor or Kennedy. Either Bush and the Republicans do what they promised or they can watch their presidency and party fall like a house of cards.

[atlanta67]

i find it amazing how the base has so little confidence in the President. he, unlike his father, has never broken a campaign promise. HE said he wanted judges like Thomas and Scalia. I believe he wil pick just that

[bummerdude]

I will never vote for Republican again if Bush screws this up. It's the ONLY reason I voted for him.

I'll waste my vote on a 3rd party candidate if we can't get a conservative judge on the bench with a majority in congress.

[houeto]

Surely there are top level RNC officials who read Free Republic, aren't there?

If there aren't, they're fools.

Thanks for the ping Char.

[Plutarch]

But too many times Republican presidents have chosen nominees...to appease liberal demands. Among them are William Brennan, Lewis Powell, John Paul Stevens, and Sandra Day O'Connor.

"What am I, chopped liver?"

[Common Tator]

There is a man whose title is "Special Assistant to the President and Assistant Council" who told me he visits Free Republic at least once each day.

I met him in Washington a year ago at Reagan's Funeral. He and his wife came out of the White House and walked over to Constitution Ave. to watch the procession of Reagan's casket down Constitution Ave to the capital building.

He had an extra chair and offered me a seat. He did not have a clue who Ray Malone was but when I volunteered that I spent some time on Free Republic he immediately showed interest. He knew all about FR. He asked if I posted. When I replied I was Commontator he said he read my postings all the time.

The reason I know he read FR is he knew a lot about me. During the conversation he asked, "You have a lot of radio experience, how do you think Rush's audience will react if this prosecutor makes a case against Rush?"

If he hadn't read a lot of my posts, how would he know Common tator has radio programming experience? He knew my views on a number of issues.

One of his jobs is to help prepare the presidents daily press report.. he does a condensation of what the media is reporting and saying. He read all the major papers,watched news channels, and visits several media web sites.

He gave me his card, and his White House phone number. He even gave me his private email address.

I asked him what he did before he went to work in the Bush White House. He told me he worked for Jeb Bush in the Governors office in Florida.

I am certain that the President gets a condensed version of what is posted on FR. He knew the views of a number of respected freepers.

[Common Tator]

What am I, chopped liver?

Well as a matter of fact... yes!!!!

[truthkeeper]

Holdonnow hits a home run. An awful lot of us have been asking these same questions for five years. This New Tone garbage is for the birds.

[sport]

Also do you think Bush is consulting with these creeps just to appease them cause its good politic? I hope so!



11 posted on 07/12/2005 5:31:09 PM PDT by Bush gal in LA

I don't know why President Met with the Democrats but I Know that it is not good politics.

The Democrats see it as weakness.

[Arrowhead1952]

Add Justice Patrica Owen to that list as well.

[nothingnew]

But too many times Republican presidents have chosen nominees for reasons that have nothing to do with their judicial philosophy but rather with political calculations to appease liberal demands.

'nuff said.

I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see

Hi Char.

FMCDH(BITS)

[YHAOS]

Yeah, as a matter of fact, Souter is chopped liver.

[TheWriterInTexas]

It is my contention that Mark Levin should father as many children as possible (within the confines of marriage, of course, with Mrs. Levin). With that kind of superior brain power, 20 or so kids just like him would raise that national IQ at least a few percentage points.

He is spot on! The decisions the President makes on the Supreme Court nominees are as critical domestically as the War on Terror is for national security.

[MJY1288]

I agree, the only reason I placed Ann Coulter on top is for effect ;-)

[Mia T]

BUMP!

HILLARY'S TRIPLE PLAY
the clinton putsch + filegate + the gorelick wall

(President's Bush's failure to purge the ranks of clintonoid infestation and the resultant Joe Wilson bed-bug bite beg a reexamination of the clinton Putsch, the firing and replacement of every U.S. attorney extant.)

[MJY1288]

I want to see him nominate Brown, I think she is a black female Scalia, and I can't think of a better nominee. She would be the first black woman on the Court and she is an originalist who rose to the top the old fashioned way,....... she earned it :-)