[Jacquerie]

I think President Bush would have nominated a Janice Rogers Brown or equivalent if, as Rush says, he had the soldiers. With the northeast Rinos ready to cave the moment the pig Kennedy starts his rant, there would be little chance for such a nominee.

Still, I was looking forward to a bare knuckles fight to show the world how beholding the rat party is to their moonbat base.

[billbears]

I think President Bush would have nominated a Janice Rogers Brown or equivalent if, as Rush says, he had the soldiers

President Bush nor any other party member would nominate Janice Rogers Brown to SCOTUS. She is a loose cannon, in effect an actual conservative, that would rule against government programs and unconstitutional federal laws no matter who instituted them. Imagine the Patriot Act and NCLB, not to even mention half the other useless 'helpful' programs thrown out simply because the Justices realize the federal government doesn't have that explicit power.

As much as I would like to see her on the Court giving Justice Thomas some help against the federal supremacy judges (Republican and Democrat alike) I doubt we would ever see Janice Rogers Brown on the Court. What President would nominate her realizing half the waste he helped bring about could possibly disappear?

[daviscupper]

With all due respect, I understand your argument but I still disagree with your conclusion.

By not nominating a conservative jurist with sterling academic credentials and an outstanding track record on the bench Bush has bought into the argument that such an individual can never serve on the Supreme Court. And more importantly the country will be denied the intellectual debate and reasoned arguments for small government, the importance of property right and freedom, the limited role of the Judiciary and the merits of a strict constructionist interpretation of the Constitution vs legislating from the bench. This was a debate that should have been heard by the whole country -- and the whole world.

You maybe right that gutless RINO's would defeat such a nominee but there would have been a furious debate, the country would have been enlightened and, I am confident, the RINO's would have paid a heavy price in the next election for their betrayal. Then after such a debate nominating avowed conservative to the Supreme Court would not seem like such a radical move. However, if we always cave-in to avoid fighting for our principles we are doing nothing less than "Borking" ourselves. We will never get rid of RINO's by succumbing to their threats. JMHO