Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 9 October 2005

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[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, October 9th, 2005

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Texas Supreme Court Judge Nathan Hecht; Gary Bauer, president of the American Values Coalition; Dr. Steven Rosenberg, chief surgeon with the National Institutes of Health.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Pat Buchanan, former presidential candidate; Richard Land, president, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., ranking Democrat of the committee; Mike Leavitt, secretary, Health and Human Services.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill.; Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraqi national security adviser; the Rev. Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition; Dr. David Nabarro, U.N. bird flu envoy.

[snugs]

Freep mail to you

[H.Akston]

If this ridiculous 11th Commandmant violating warfare continues, Bush should ask if anyone who voted for Ginsburg (any republican) 12 years ago, now plans on voting against Miers.

Republicans haven't lost their talent for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. I support President Bush.

[upchuck]

Well, Well. Another Biden-less, McCain-less week.

Yes. And how I wish it was also Graham-less. The man is an embarasment and sullies the good name of South Carolina.

Thanks for posting this each week.

[OldFriend]

Maybe Fox can send Kristol and Geraldo away together. They deserve each other.

And we deserve some time away from them.

[OldFriend]

More like Newt got a call from his latest heart throb.....hilaryclinton.

[snugs]

Amen

[MNJohnnie]

Those opposed to the nominee are peeved because Bush is appointing an 'unknown quanti

Which is exactly the point Snugs made. They want a crony they know rather then someone "unknown". Funny Bush Sr didn't know Souter. He was the pick of the Repb establishment. He did know Thomas. Which one worked out better?

"This know quantity" is just a rational for "pick OUR choice" whining from the Punditry. Basically your choice is trust Bush or trust the Talking Heads. Based on the Bash Bush all the time coming out of the "Conservative" Establishment since the election vrs the proved track record of Bush Jr's Judaical choices, I trust Bush more then the Talking heads. That is only being reinforced when I actually compare the facts about her compared to the rather emotional nonfactual hand wringing by the supposedly "Conservative" punditry. Been really an eye opening experience to find out just how childish many of our "great thinkers" like George Wills turn out to be when they do not get their way on a topic. I expect better from "Conservatives".

[isthisnickcool]

(note to self)

On 10/9/2005 none of the Sunday morning talks shows (including the one on ABC run by a Democrat pretending to be a "journalist") had as their main topic Tom Delay. This, of course, means that the political tea leaves are saying Delay is going to come out smelling like a rose.

[Racehorse]

Bauer says Mier is (in effect) a pig in a poke.  Wants a known commodity.  Wants reassurance by the appointment of someone with credentials and track record.  She sounds like she'll be another swing vote.

Grahmn says she's Bush's pick.  He would not appoint someone who would not advance the Conservative agenda.  Anyone who thinks Bush is afraid of a fight, hasn't been paying attention.

Hecht says she's a conservative lawyer who is familiar with the Constitutional issues she'll deal with on the Court.  She does not need a crash course in Constitutional Law.  She's been working with these issues in the WH Counsel's office.  She'll be prepared for the hearings.

[OldFriend]

To say nothing of some of Will's positions on issues.

Such as being against the nuclear option.

Now Will is having a fit because the President has to live with the gang of 14.

Thank you George Will, for nothing.

[snugs]

I know you did not mean it derogatory but unfortunately the left do and some of the rabid right do as well and that is what I meant by not liking the term. Did not mean any criticism of you.

[nadlo]

"yeah I know it's rat coffee but what can you do?"

Find a satisfactory alternative!!

[H.Akston]

Where there's a will there's a... Cokie talking over him.

[Bahbah]

the Sunday morning talks shows (including the one on ABC run by a Democrat pretending to be a "journalist")

LOL. Now who could that be, I wonder. Little Timmy has really, and it appears permanently, outed himself as a branch of the DNC. It is also increasingly clear that he does not have an original thought. His "questions" today were nothing more than a rehash of the week's talking points.

[MNJohnnie]

Not really. If Brownback comes out against Miers

It will carry weight with me personally. Be curious what happens to the Talking Heads if Borwnback comes out and speaks FOR her. They going to change their minds or find new excuses to whine? Frankly, I expect most of the Whaa Chorus will not bother to think about this. They are mad and nothing that happens from here on out is going to change their mind. Really amazing how shallow so many of our talking heads are. A complete inability to admit error. They are almost as bad as politicians that way.

[SkyPilot]

Another Republican involved said it reflected Bush's isolation. 'Somebody just like her should have told him, "Mr. President, no. This is a mistake." But he picked the picker, so there was no one there to tell him no.' "

On CNNs Reliable Sources, one of the guests was David Frum of the National Review--a man widely respected and a former Bush White House speech writer (and yes, he went to Harvard and Yale--so all the "elitist" rock throwers can came out now).

Check out his on-line diary from this past week:

http://frum.nationalreview.com/>

Frum said he wanted the Bush White House to succeed, but the Miers nomination is a train wreck.

The Sunday Shows are ripping this nomination to pieces. Bush made (quite possibly) the biggest political blunder of his entire life this past week.

[Miss Marple]

Gary Bauer supported McCain in 2000. He is simply jumping on the bandwagon, but as usual, he will be a day late and a dollar short.

[Seattle Conservative]

"Correct me if I'm wrong but Souter and Kennedy were not the first choice were they? Also, I didn't think they were personally known by the nominating President."

I'm not sure about Kennedy, but Souter was not GHWB's first choice. Don't recall the name of who he wanted right now (but IIRC it was a conservative). Some told him not to do it as they wouldn't be confirmed and suggested Souter. Sununu was 1 of those that suggested him and said he was a conservative and could be counted on. Unfortunately, GHWB took their word for it and the rest is history.
GW knows HM and has worked closely w her for some time - big difference IMHO.

[rodguy911]

You make a compelling argument.

"that justice is there for life"

Here are a few other things GW might have considered in naming Miers.
He has a totally unpredictable rino contingent to deal with in the Senate. He may get a few more appointments, politically,(which is alway a bad thing to take into consideration during a Socotus appointment but it happens)a long drawn out and undoubtely demagogued by the msm press fight over a well known conservative appointment would and could harm the party in 06. Plus it may be a good idea not to have everyone up there(in the court) former judges. Maybe some common sense by others that GW obviously knows well and respects is needed on the bench.

Just some arbitrary guesses to your statement which is real hard to refute.

[ncpatriot]

THEY think they picked Bush and now are MAD when Bush isn't their puppet.

Agreed. I have always thought that Bush, unlike Clinton, didn't "pay favors" to his big time contributors. This Miers nomination, to me, confirms that.

These conservative elites, like Kristol, seem to be REALLY mad - even pouting.

I've said too much already.