I was pretty discouraged when I heard Bush's announcement this morning. Most conservatives wanted Bush to put up an "in-your-face" nominee and have a battle royale over him or her.
Rush made a statement today that I thought was telling: "If you had to go to war, would you want the Senate Republicans as your army?" This says a mouthful. Because we have so many RINOs in the Senate who have threatened to vote against strong conservatives like Janice Rogers Brown or Michael Luttig, Bush's options were limited. He didn't want to put up a nominee that would be "Borked".
Knowing the quality of judges that W has nominated for district and appellate courts, do we think that all of a sudden he lowered his standards for the Supreme Court? He knows Miers and he knows her philosophy. He also understands what is at stake.
The Vice-President did interviews with Rush and Hannity today. I think the White House underestimated the conservative backlash. Thus, they brought out the VP to do damage control.
Conservatives are very angry. From the posts I've read, the RNC will take a big financial hit in the coming months. This could mean trouble for the mid-term elections.
I'll wait to hear Miers during the hearings before passing judgment.
I put aside the unknown nature of Roberts and supported him. I did so knowing that we were going to get another one and it would be the dinger. I waited, anticipated, longed for......Miers? This is what I get from all my money to the Rep party. I took a fistfull of cash down to Bush/Cheney headquarters last year. I have been let down.
I will not donate to the Pubs next year if this turns out the way I'm afraid it's going to. If I'm wrong, then I may donate, but more sparingly, without my heart, knowing that the GOP will gamble with my finacial and voting support.