I would have prefered Brown or Luttig but I'm accepting Mier without much fight.
just frustrated is all.
Don't worry, it's all part of "THE PLAN".
Democrats will roue the day she was nominated.
Yes, they are laughting at us, but in the end, it is
we who will be laughing at their disarray.
She may very well turn out to be an excellent strict constitutionalist, but I am not prepared to gamble on it. I have been screwed too many times by politicians who said, "Trust me". Why make a pick that will get 85 votes that no one really knows? Why not pick someone who has an established record and will get 51 votes?
For many of us, there's no point in arguing, because this is a done deal. But speaking for myself, I'm just sore because there were others far more qualified who could have been picked. At this moment in history, picking from the bottom of the batting order is not wise.
Still though, Stevens might not last 3 more years, so there might still be a chance for redemption.
I didn't notice there was a poll but I wouldn't know how to respond anyway. Would I rather it were someone else? Yes. Would I be despondent if she were defeated? No. Am I going to pout and hope the Republicans loose until they beg forgiveness if she wins. No.
The other side might be laughing at us, but it's laughter that means nothing, and serves to demonstrate their ignorance and incivility.
We are debating. That's a good thing. We are not in lockstep. That's a good thing. We are approching the question from many different points. That's a good thing.
If the other side were reasonably intelligent, they'd see that we have a healthy relationship. They are united by hate. We're united by truth. It's easy to hate. Getting to the truth takes a little longer.
Good title.
I must admit I don't think I've seen Freepers quite this divided over what theoretically should have been "one of our own".
I am hoping some key Republican senators will ask her to step down before the hearings, but it's not likely.
And a majority in the Senate does not equate to a majority of conservatives.
Something about that 'picture' just made me laugh and I swear, I'm not a commie. I just can't picture Joe Stalin laughing. He had no sense of humor whatsoever.
I had similar sentiments on a thread yesterday evening. I basically stated that I wasn't going to object to her nomination any more. I don't like it, I don't think it's the best choice that could have been made, but for the sake of unity, I'll go along with the President's choice.
The only thing that's going to fix FR is for a democrat to win the next election. If a Republican wins we'll continue to eat our own until we're too fractured to be useful. We're doing that already, and have been for some time.
No, it has not.
The base is fine; it's the usual suspects, The Malcontents and The Unappeasables, who are having a fit.
and the vanities just keep on coming
was this the Rodney King issue
don't anyone criticize "my president" ya hear me...lol
Hope you are as gullible as the Senate Democrats... if this splits the Conservative base, then the Rats will love her... or have I said to much???
What is the foundation? SOunds like you're arguing for robots. Remember Islam means submission.
What's all the fuss? The qualifications for Supreme Court Justice should not be that unobtainable for the vast majority of U.S. citizens. All that matters is that you have a clear mind and a good understanding of the U.S. Constitution.
So this Harriet Miers should fit the bill just fine. So she's 60 years old. What's the big deal? She's a young 60 years old. She's got 20 years in the tank, easy. She probably goes to bed at night just like any other woman. She probably dreams and she probably dreams about what it would be like to be in an airplane that is crashing. Then she wakes up and all is well again.
I think there is to much ado about Harriet Miers.
Hopefully Jim will run that survey shortly after or even during the hearings. We will have a much better handle on things.
Right now, I figure that if I can't say something nice, I shouldn't say anything at all.
People that post vanities should be charged $50 each time.
I just wanted the fight, to drive more nails in the libs coffin. I have been waging this war since Goldwater, and I want it finished. We had a chance to do that, but the President choose to weasle out. I hope he had an ulterior motive that is temporarily lost to us vartlets. If not, and Ms. Miers is confirmed and she turns into a Souder, I am basically screwed, for she will be there until I am gone....I will never know what it is like to live under a SOCTUS that does not make us live by its law. Worse, you younger people will have to live with it.
I wanted the fight....not tomorrow, not next week, but now. Sigh...