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To: sirthomasthemore
Actually, I thought Ann made some pretty good points about Roberts. She summed up my disquiet about this nomination. I sure hope he is a good one; but I have no reason to conclude that one way or the other.

Politically, W's biggest problem is keeping his base walking precincts in 2006. The Club of 200 encomiums are as directed at these folks as at the rats. And Bush has won that battle for the time being. Folks still trust Bush enough to give him the benefit of the doubt. And, it's unlikely Roberts can reveal himself as yet another R judicial disaster before 2006. If he does, the R's lose the Senate in 2006--moderates don't walk precincts.

I just have no idea whether this is a great nomination or a disaster . . . it's probably something in-between.

15 posted on 07/22/2005 5:24:19 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: ModelBreaker
If he does, the R's lose the Senate in 2006

I don't think that is mathematically possible given early polls, the number of R's in chancey states and the number of Dems in VERY RED states this time around....but you might be correct in the turnout not being very good. But I seriously doubt the math works out for the GOP to lose the Senate....
17 posted on 07/22/2005 5:26:27 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (Proud member of Planet ManRam)
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To: ModelBreaker
Actually, I thought Ann made some pretty good points about Roberts. She summed up my disquiet about this nomination. I sure hope he is a good one; but I have no reason to conclude that one way or the other.

I think Ann made some great logical points, too. The spinelessness of the Republicans scares me to death, not Ann's excellent analysis. It seems that people who have strong, INTELLIGENT arguments, and who put their ideas out in a hostile leftist environment always get slammed (most people don't have the guts to state the truth). That she gets vilified here, too, is a shame.

We need people like Ann and Michael Savage, who tell the truth and refuse to use the PC language. PC is going to be the death of this great country! If she is wrong, she would be the first to admit it, but then I noticed, she is hardly ever wrong, as is Savage.

61 posted on 07/22/2005 6:12:25 PM PDT by savagesusie
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To: ModelBreaker
If he does, the R's lose the Senate in 2006

Given the behavior of Democrats for the past two years and many of them up for re-election in red states in 2006, the Democrats have one hell of a hill to climb in regaining the Senate. At best, they'll probably lose more seats.

228 posted on 07/24/2005 3:45:50 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Liberalism is a form of insanity)
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