[Brilliant]

I think that a lot of conservatives are just following the conservative commentators blindly. If Coulter, Limbaugh, Kristol, and Will think she's a mistake, then so do they.

The main reason the commentators think she's a mistake, though, is that she is not on their list of candidates. They don't know her. Bush did not select someone from their list, and they are outraged.

Personally, I look at this from a more circumspect viewpoint. Bush is the President. Most of us voted for him. When we did so, we were placing our trust in him. We won't know whether he betrayed that trust until Miers writes a few opinions. Until then, there is really not much we can do about this other than to hope he did not let us down.

I do think though that this reaction by the elites might have a beneficial effect, though. I don't think that this is Bush's last appointment to the Court. I think he'll pick someone from the list next time, and that means that Gonzales and other "moderates" won't take that slot.

[safisoft]

I think that a lot of conservatives are just following the conservative commentators blindly. If Coulter, Limbaugh, Kristol, and Will think she's a mistake, then so do they.

No, check the time stamps on the threads after the Miers nomination was leaked. You will see that we think quite well for ourselves, unlike some who would support the President if he nominated Barney the dog.

[safisoft]

I think he'll pick someone from the list next time, and that means that Gonzales and other "moderates" won't take that slot.

Now you are living up to your name. Wink.

[MJY1288]

In Limbaugh's defense, Rush has not been nowhere near as nasty as the others, in fact he has been quite reasonable. I share Rush's concerns, cause the fact is.... we do not know much about Harriet Miers, But Rush isn't calling Bush a Dictator or a drunk in order to convey his worries about a basically unknown SCOTUS nominee.

President Bush has done lots of things I have disagreed with and I rarely shared them here because of my respect for this president, but in my humble opinion, he has been stellar in his Judicial nominations, and therefore, he has earned my trust when he says he has picked someone we will be proud of.

Maybe I will regret trusting him, but nothing has come to the surface that would have me worried so far, in fact.... The more I have learned about Harriet Miers, the more I think GWB has been misundersetimated again

[MJY1288]

One last thing.... This is the first time I have expressed my feelings on this nomination...WHY?????? Cause this place has been in complete chaos since 08:05, 3 October 2005