Posted on 09/21/2005 4:54:29 PM PDT by goldstategop
Perhaps President Bush has inadvertently nominated a true conservative to the court with this Roberts fellow. I remain skeptical based on the following facts:
Anita Hill has not stepped forward to accuse Roberts of sexual harassment.
The Democrats did not accuse Roberts of having a secret life as a racist.
We have no idea what kind of videos he rents.
Also, I'm still steamed that Bush has now dashed my dreams of an all-black Supreme Court composed of eight more Clarence Thomases. Incidentally, eight more Clarence Thomases is the only form of human cloning I would ever support.
As liberal Hendrik Hertzberg wrote in the New Yorker, Roberts was a scared choice. After Hurricane Katrina, Bush was even more scared. So when he had to pick a chief justice, he renominated the Rorschach blot.
For Christians, it's "What Would Jesus Do?" For Republicans, it's "What Would Reagan Do?" Bush doesn't have to be Reagan; he just has to consult his WWRD bracelet. If Bush had followed the WWRD guidelines, he would have nominated Antonin Scalia for the chief justiceship.
As proof, I refer you to the evidence. When Reagan had an opening for chief justice, he nominated Associate Justice William Rehnquist. While liberals were preoccupied staging die-ins against Rehnquist and accusing him of chasing black people away from the polls with a stick – something they did not accuse Roberts of – Reagan slipped Scalia onto the court.
That's what Reaganesque presidents with a five-vote margin in the Senate typically do. Apart from toppling the Soviet Empire, Scalia remains Reagan's greatest triumph.
Scalia deserved the chief justiceship. He's the best man for the job. He has suffered lo these many years with Justices Souter, Kennedy and O'Connor. He believes in a sedentary judiciary. He's for judicial passivism. Scalia also would have been the first cigar-smoking, hot-blooded Italian chief justice, which I note the diversity crowd never mentions.
But most important, if Bush had nominated Scalia, liberals would have responded with their usual understated screams of genocide, and Bush could have nominated absolutely anyone to fill Justice O'Connor's seat. He also could have cut taxes, invaded Syria, and bombed North Korea and Cuba just for laughs. He could even have done something totally nuts, like enforce the immigration laws.
Even if Roberts turns out to be another Rehnquist (too much to hope for another Scalia!), we don't know that, Bush doesn't know that, and Bush has blown a golden opportunity to make Chuck Schumer the public face of the Democratic Party. A few weeks of Schumer as their spokesman, and normal Democrats would be clamoring for Howard Dean to get back on the stick. Teddy Kennedy would start showing up at hearings actually holding a double scotch.
Inasmuch as Bush must still choose a replacement for O'Connor, it's important to remember the "Sandra Day O'Connor bylaw" to the WWRD guidelines: Never appoint anyone like Sandra Day O'Connor to any court at any level.
Reagan had made a campaign promise to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court. He didn't say anything about appointing a ninny. But back in 1981, it was slim pickings for experienced female judges. O'Connor was a terrible mistake and will forever mar Reagan's record, but at least he did it only once.
Bush has already fulfilled all his campaign promises to liberals – and then some! He said he'd be a "compassionate conservative," which liberals interpreted to mean that he would bend to their will, enact massive spending programs, and be nice to liberals. When Bush won the election, that sealed the deal. It meant the Democrats won.
Consequently, Bush has enacted massive new spending programs, obstinately refused to deal with illegal immigration, opposed all conservative Republicans in their primary races, and invited Teddy Kennedy over for movie night. He's even sent his own father to socialize with aging porn star Bill Clinton.
(Sidebar on the aging porn star: Idiot Republicans fraternizing with the Clintons has not harmed the decadent buffoon's reputation abroad. A Chinese condom manufacturer recently named one of its condoms the "Clinton," a fitting tribute to the man who had Monica Lewinsky perform oral sex on him in the Oval Office on Easter Sunday. Their advertising slogans are: "Always wear a 'Clinton' when you're getting a 'Lewinsky'!"; "I still believe in a place called the G-spot"; "Extra-thin skinned!"; "For when you really, really want to feel her pain." Note to Bush: This isn't Walter Mondale. How about sending Pops on the road with Joey Buttafuoco?)
According to my WWRD wristwatch, it's time for Bush to invade Grenada, bomb Libya, fire the air traffic controllers, and joke about launching a first strike against the Soviet Union. In lieu of that, how about nominating a conservative to O'Connor's seat on the court? It would be a bold gesture.
Show me where I was unclear in the sentence. It is in the post that your quoted - #270.
The democrats took advantage of Bush's mis-steps and started blaming their mistakes on him and FEMA.
Where did I use the word "they"? I was very clear that the democrats made mistakes and then blamed them on Bush. Everyone else in this thread has understood this post and even quoted it.
You really should understand posts before you attack the poster.
If I suffer from reading comprehension, it's only because you are obtuse.
It's in a post by you, in a post I didn't quote.
You said that anti-abortionists wouldn't vote for a democrat. I actually agree with that.
However, the number of anti-abortionists isn't enough to elect anyone - probably about 30% of the electorate.
Using the Keyes example, either anti-abortionists voted for Obama or their numbers aren't that large. Which is it? Do you believe that anti-abortionists voted for Obama?
I for one am realy getting sick of hearing it was too late for them to leave...for crap's sake it was on TV for a week before it hit..anybody can see that it is getting BIGGER and BIGGER just by looking at the pix. they have neighbor's,(i.e. word of mouth) I saw thousands of cars parked in driveways by houses of people standing on roofs ect. Word of mouth travel's...what in the heck is this blame game going on for when you take responsiblity for yourself first. I don't care who you are, this idea that the gov. takes care of us from cradle to grave is sickening.
The blame starts at the local level first and foremost!
Thank you howlin' for the timeline you put on.
Me, too! And I'm quickly getting tired of hearing, "Learning from Katrina, Texas prepares..."
As if Texas never went through and survived a hurricane before; like I said before, who ever thought citizens of this country couldn't hold themselves together for three days.
Geesh, another one of your lies. Here is your post #274. Notice that it is in reply to my post #270.
To: JeffAtlanta
It's certainly affected your life. You've never had one positive thought about Bush, or thought to blame the local and state officials in Louisiana who were more responsible for what was going on in their own backyard.
No. Do you believe Obama is pro-life?
Let's face it, no matter what he did, he couldn't win; if he had done what you're suggesting, he would have been accused of being a dictator, butting in on the business of the state of LA.
It's not a lie. You just can't admit you've had one good thing to say about Bush, and you spent all Thursday night of Bush's speech being critical of FEMA, and Bush, neglecting to even bring up the fact that most of the incompetence and "ball dropping" came at the local level. If anyone was "on the ball" it was Bush and former FEMA director Michael Brown. There were plenty of FReepers, you included, critical of Brown's leadership because the media and Democrats led the charge to blame him. FEMA is not a first responder.
Of course not. Obama is very much rabid pro-choice. In fact it was one of his main issues. Keyes ran his campaign as almost exclusively pro-life but only got 27% of the vote against a rabid pro-choice candidate. This is in a state where Bush got 45% of the vote.
Keyes got the votes of pro-lifers and ultra party loyalists. The point is that this group only makes up less than 25% of the electorate is not large enough to carry a party.
Another lie. I never blamed Brown for anything. In fact I have been the one making the case that FEMA is not a first responder. Bush should have been making the same case in the aftermath rather than just accepting blame and trying to fix it by growing the federal government.
Right, he's for abortion to a degree. Moralists aren't.
Ditto!!!! I heard that and was immediately angry the 1st time. the only one who needs to learn lessons are the grifters they call responsible politicians in La. including Vitter, who eally disappointed me. They will never be held accountable. that is the only reason I wanted to have Bush speak out about this, just a little would of been nice...instead of talking about racism...I am sick of it!! It was a hurricane and NO had 70 years to prepare for it...but noooo...blame everyone else except for theirselves with graft, enviromentalists and the media helping them out!
Agreed. He did weaken his hand with some public relations mistakes which played right into the hands of the democrats who were looking to pass on the blame.
His mistake was not being upfront with the American people about the proper role of FEMA and the federal government. Most of the American public are under the impression that FEMA is some sort of rescue service.
Rather than correcting that misconception, Bush enhanced it by calling for more federal powers during emergencies.
I didn't compose the timeline you ninny. It was retrieved from another website. Katrina Timeline
Weren't you the one complaining about the way people on this thread were responding to you????
I suggest as someone who is new to this forum, if you want people to be nice to you, show the proper respect for them. And a word to the wise, you can never be sure who your're talking to.
Huh? Obama is an abortion on demand guy.
Bush shouldn't have to explain to ANYONE what FEMA's responsibilities are, that's the media's job. Media won't do their job anyway, that's a given, Bush shouldn't have to apologize or explain the obvious to ANYONE.
What good could possibly come from slamming Blanco and Nagin... nana nana boo boo, it was them and not me. Please...
Leadership rises above the mudslinging... it does not engage in it.
The dogs bark but the caravan passes on... Let the Dems and MSM bark and carry on and slide into oblivion... Nothing is gained by assuming the low road just cause the high ground is rough...and our feelings are hurt because the murderer from Massachusetts called us a bad name...
Right.
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