What does Don Imus say?
I'm wondering if Bush thinks or knows that he couldn't get even enough Republican support for a true constitutionalist like Brown.
I am already disgusted at Bush for his agressive failure to secure the borders and his unleashing the BATFE in what appears to be clearly illegal activities in Virginia.
Well, we now have the cheese to go with the all the whine I've been reading on this nomination.
Lighten up folks.....
The worst part of this, is that if the Dems decide to filibuster, I think most of us wouldn't mind.
If Kristol doesn't like her, she must be ok. He is still smarting from the McCain loss.
Bush supporters should have a template by now explaining how us pikers don't understand the genius behind various Bush moves which are obviously wrong headed on their face.
I woke up this morning into a bad dream.
What does Don Imus say?
Because of decades of judicial activism, the Supreme Court is now a political body as much as a legal one. Every supreme court appointment now has important political outcomes. It shouldn't but it does, the result of judicial activism by the court.
Accordingly, Bush can only pick nominees who have a thin file or no file. Any nominee who has a long history on the bench (a big file of whatever political leaning) is subject to violent opposition, no matter what positions have been taken in the past. Judicial activism has created a Frankenstein monster.
Mier has no judicial file. That is why Bush picked her.
DA740
How can ANYONE know how she or anyone else "new" will decide cases?? Sheesh, We've made lots of mistakes in the past ( the GOP nominees) so perhaps it's best to nominate a qualified person that Bush knows her heart.
The truth is, no one will know how either Roberts or Meiers will vote on a given issue until the vote takes place. I will reserve my judgement until that time.
But I will say this: If we've been "Souterized" again, I will consider the Republican Party a "non-choice."
I suspect she's a sacrificial candidate and she knows it. She's agreed to be beated to death in Senate hearings, after which Dems will proclaim victory. Bush then nominates a true constitutionalist, and an exhausted Senate Dem club doesn't have the energy or will to oppose him/her.
Bill Kristol isn't exactly a stand-up guy for the President or for Rummy. And I could care less what he says.
What Brit or Fred Barnes say might make a difference, but Bill? nope
First Planned Parenthood objects then Bill Kristol. She gets better and better every minute.
It's a surprising pick. Let's hope there's a method to the 'madness' (so to speak)
Welcome to Souterville, weak, spineless, afraid of a fight is what we have here.
There are probably 200 or 300 world-class conservative lawyers and judges around who would make excellent conservative Supreme Court justices, and Ms. Miers is one of them. So what if she got the nomination and the others didn't? This ain't no Souter.
I've generally refrained from commenting on Supreme Court nominations because nobody knows what kind of justices these nominees will become, but Mr. Kristol's vehement opposition to this nominee is actually one of the most compelling endorsements she could possibly get.
I am angry.