People Like Ann make their living off the fight and controversy. They were looking forward to a good fight and lots of face time on the news channels. They've been robbed of that and so they'll get it by opposing her.
All people like me care about is getting Conservative judges on the courts as quickly as possible to put an end to the Judaical tyranny.
Ann was on WRKO yesterday for several hours with Howie Carr and just savaged Meirs calling her nothing more than GW's legal secretary. Savaged her lack of educational pedegree... the whole 9 yards.
Post #41 you nailed it.
To refer to the candidate as the President's legal secretary demonstrates a lack of class. As much as I've enjoyed her writing, I am disappointed in Ann Coulter's comments as you describe them. I think this candidate's judicial qualifications are certainly sufficient, and I don't believe in that "best and brightest" nonsense. Was it Bill Buckley who said he'd rather be governed by the first 100 names in the telephone book than the faculty of Harvard University? Not to mention how sick I got of "Bill Clinton, Rhodes Scholar" or "John Kerry is Smarter than George Bush." If that's the standard, then let's give them all written tests and the seat goes to the high score. I think you have to meet a certain academic standard, period. Then you look to other qualifications. I think you hit the nail on the head in the sense that stirring up controversy is good for Ann Coulter's bottom line. Unless she knows a lot more about this pick than has been reported, I just don't think she has the basis to make these statements. There may have been picks that would have given conservatives greater reassurance right off the bat, but I just don't think we know enough yet to say this nomination is the unmitigated disaster so many are claiming. Of course, a column called "Wait and See" wouldn't get Ann Coulter much media time.
Legacy. Moderated the SC. Gave up on Education and Immigration. Gave CommuDems a pass. Killed a few terrorists from a religion he refused to condemn!