I just got off the phone with 'someone I trust', and the word is, the White House is looking for an issue or reason which would allow Harriet Miers to bow out gracefully.
The latest vote count in the Senate suggests that enough Republican Senators will join Democrats to defeat a Miers nomination. There is interest in the Senate in assigning "lame-duck" status to President Bush to enhance their chances in the mid-term elections. They think they can accomplish this by sending him a defeat on Miers. Absent Miers, Bush would not send up anyone at all and allow O'Conner to complete the entire Supreme Court calendar.
Roberts has backfired on Conservatives; his strength has discouraged potential candidates from wanting to follow him and be compared to his brilliance.
Nobody who can be confirmed wants the job, or to go through what they would have to go through to be confirmed.
Of course, FReepers are free to believe I just made this all up if that is their wish. I could not care less. The word is though, that Miers may be withdrawn by the end of the week.
kinda thought this might be in the works....
enter Janice.
tough, and would be hard for the Dems to gang up on without looking like lousy racist idiots.
I won't believe this until it's posted in a thread that begins with "I got this e-mail...." :)
What a turn around this thread just made!
I don't know what to think now, if this happens...
President Bush is known for his loyalty....
I hate politics!
Glad you're back, PD, but it's absolute lunacy to believe the president wouldn't send anyone up to replace Connors. I'm not saying that isn't what your source told you, but they are wrong.
"No, no, he doesn't support her at all because she can't be confirmed!"
You're beginning to sound like a fortune teller...I guess if you make enough predictions based upon your "source" you're bound to be right one way or the other.
If true, sounds like just about the worst of all possible outcomes.
Just what I need today. More bad news.
Dan
Perchance, is this "someone" a 6 ft rabbit who answers to the name Harvey?
Hmmm. I said earlier that ONLY Republicans could keep Miers from being confirmed. Looks like I was right on this.
Your thoughts?
Nobody who can be confirmed wants the job, or to go through what they would have to go through to be confirmed.
Of course, FReepers are free to believe I just made this all up if that is their wish. I could not care less. The word is though, that Miers may be withdrawn by the end of the week.
I believe you. Here's the good news -- the person who comes after Miers won't have the same problem as the person coming after Roberts. We'll be thankful for any person with the strength of character to state their positions on the Constitution over a lifetime. Any person who has written a paper or stuck their neck out in the name of conservatism, will be a hero.
Well, if he withdraws her, or if she withdraws herself, and he puts up JRB or Luttig, there are a lot of us out here who will happily go to bat for him, to help combat the DemocRATS and RINOs.
I find this quite unlikely. However, what I do find likely is that the White House is putting this out as a way to combat the negativity about the nomination.
The first message that was sent was that several potential nominees asked to not be considered and also that several nominees would probably lose, given the current Senate makeup. Bush made the best pick he could by taking advantage of the cover Reid provided him.
Whether true or not, this had the desired effect of blunting some of the criticism of Miers (take Pukin Dog's change of heart as an example)
Now, the message is that Bush may withdraw Meirs and he may not name a replacement this year. Essentially, Bush is telling Conservatives, be careful of what you wish for because you may not like the alternative.
I believe this is also designed to blunt criticism of the Meirs nominee.
I am actually quite hopeful about the situation. I suspect Meirs will be confirmed if she performs adequately at the hearings. Although not my favority pick, I tend to believe that Meirs will end up being a vote for our side, although not a brilliant legal mind for us (neither was O'Connor).
I think this uproar will end up being healthy. Conservatives have sent a shot across the President's bow, so to speak, and told him not to take us for granted. I think the President sent one back across ours and said that he knows what he is doing.
Sometimes it is necessary for Allies to get each others attention just to make sure their support is not taken for granted.
IMHO
I hope that you're wrong about this. Harriet Miers wasn't who I expected President Bush to nominate. But now that he has, I want to hear what she has to say. Unfortunately, if you are right, then she has been silenced before she's even had a chance to speak and we'll likely never know one way or the other.
GOP stupidity is indeed infinite. Conservatives are starting to blame the Senate already, for this pick. And the Senators think that further intrusions on presidential prerogative are going to win them points with constitutional conservatives?
840 posted on 10/11/2005 10:01:00 AM EDT by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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