Petulant Right: The Right's Problem Is With Him, Not Her

The Charleston [WV] Daily Mail ^ | October 6, 2005 | Don Surber

[quidnunc]

Contrary to what is being said by the conservative moonbats, everything that is known about Ms Miers points to her being a committed conservative constitutional originalist.

If Harriet Miers is defeated the Bush administration will be immmeasurably weakened and the next nominee will be much,much worse from the conservative standpoint.

[beeler]

Wrong. Bush finished the Republican party when he acted out of cowardice and appointed this quisling crony, rather than fighting for those that have done so much to support him. Reps don't have a chance in '06.

[RebelBanker]

I agree completely! If this nomination should fail, the next will not be a conservative but a "moderate" that the Democrats will support.

[Conspiracy Guy]

The whining is getting annoying isn't it?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Ditto

[Ol' Sparky]

Contrary to what is being said by the conservative moonbats, everything that is known about Ms Miers points to her being a committed conservative constitutional originalist.

Nothing is known about Miers. So, knowing everything about nothing still adds up to nothing>

We've had FOUR stealth candidates appointed by Republican Presidents in the past 25 years. Only ONE ended up being an originalist. Why would anyone with a brain consider this to be an acceptable strategy? What good is Republicans controlling the Senate if a known originalist can't be nominated?

It's no wonder we never see any changes in this country when we have conservatives that are dumb enough to let the Republicans keep getting away with such a strategy.

The facts are the liberals are smarter than we are. Their President found two known leftists and got them appointed. There was no question where Ginsberg and Breyer stood, no need to guess how they would vote and both ended up being reliable votes for the left. I'd like to see the Republicans use the same strategy before anyone posting here is dead, but it doesn't seem to likely to happen.

[edmond246]

You know, from all the complaints I've heard, it seems that it's "we don't know anything." So why dont' we all just shush up and wait for the hearings.

[headsonpikes]

In a passing moment of concurrence with Ol' Sparky, I'll bump this post.

[RockinRight]

We've had FOUR stealth candidates appointed by Republican Presidents in the past 25 years. Only ONE ended up being an originalist

Who's the one?

[Pompah]

Are you implying Sir that the President of the United States of America, Our President. Is a Coward.?

[quidnunc]

Ol' Sparky wrote: Nothing is known about Miers. So, knowing everything about nothing still adds up to nothing. We've had FOUR stealth candidates appointed by Republican Presidents in the past 25 years. Only ONE ended up being an originalist. Why would anyone with a brain consider this to be an acceptable strategy? What good is Republicans controlling the Senate if a known originalist can't be nominated?

Actually, a fair amount is known— both through her prior statements and through the testimonials of those who worked closely with her.

Incidently, Anthony Kennedy was NOT a stealth candidate; insofar as anyone could determine he brought very solid conservative credentials to the court.

[cksharks]

I hope so because I want tne frigging idiots around here to get what they deserve. The next person he should nominate should be someone like dean and then go down from there.

[cksharks]

I hope so because I want tne frigging idiots around here to get what they deserve. The next person he should nominate should be someone like dean and then go down from there.

[RTINSC]

Lindsey Graham, Senator S.C.

“President Bush has made a solid pick for the Supreme Court.

“Harriet Miers has been in the legal trenches throughout her career and has a tremendous understanding of how the law works in people’s everyday lives. Her legal experience combined with her life experience makes her a solid choice.

“I hope for and anticipate a smooth confirmation process with a significant bipartisan vote in support. In my opinion, there will be no filibuster as she is a mainstream conservative who will be a strict constructionist on the Supreme Court."

[cksharks]

I hope so because I want tne frigging idiots around here to get what they deserve. The next person he should nominate should be someone like dean and then go down from there.

[markedman]

This _ALWAYS_ seems to happen: "wrestling defeat from the jaws of victory." It seems that the Republican Party has been so used to being in the minority that they do not know how to rule when they are in the majority everywhere but the Supreme Court.

The Democrats have nothing of substance going for them, and much to the chagrin of Conservative Democrats, the party is beholden to idiots like Michael Moron and Moron.org.

Meanwhile: the Republican leaders in the Senate act like whipped dogs anytime their is a whiff of conflict; Bush, after ramrodding through The Patriot Act ignores border protection and labels the Minutemen as vigilantes; and The House spends money like drunken sailors.

What a mess. The writer of the article is right about the Right. This brawl is not about Ms. Miers its about lack of leadership and ignoring American's best interests.

[Ol' Sparky]

If this nomination fails, Bush, Rove and the GOP will see how much they stand to lose by not appointing a verifiable, Scalia-like justice. The Republicans are in deep trouble if they alienate their base on this issue and the appointed of a known originalist is the only thing that will motive the base.

[NCSteve]

What a cobbled together mess. I'm not sure whether this guy even understood the point he was trying to make.

Articles like this one are probably why Don writes for a backwater fishwrap.

[markedman]

Re: "You know, from all the complaints I've heard, it seems that it's "we don't know anything." So why dont' we all just shush up and wait for the hearings."

Be-cause, if she handles the hearings correctly, we won't know anything then either.