Bush urged to dump court nominee

Herald Sun ^ | 10 October 2005

[Aussie Dasher]

Is a re-think from the White House possible? (A genuine enqiry)

[i_dont_chat]

About as much as hell freezing over.

[Tanniker Smith]

No. She is the nominee. Bush won't back down from it, even if it's the wrong choice. He'd sooner back down in Iraq. And we know what message that would send to the enemy (which in this case is the Democrats).

[Tanniker Smith]

We could always catch a break and maybe Ginsburg will retire at the end of the term.

[FreeRep]

Yes, but unliky. I support President Bush and I have confidence in his appointment, because Harriet Miers is a true pro-life evangelical conservative. Harriet Miers isn't perfect but she was right there with President Bush on all the war problems and was loyal. So I will always stay loyal to the President and trust his judgment.

[sinkspur]

Not a chance. If she bombs at the hearings, then she'll step down or be voted down.

But she should not withdraw so that Bill Kristol's wet dream that he runs the GOP can be fulfilled.

[Cobra64]

I do not think so. Hiowever, my impression is that she is a light-weight but W is loyal, and consistent in his determination.

[irish guard]

Ginsberg no...but there are quite a few rumors floating about that J P Stevens might step down as early as year-end. Redstate.org had an interesting piece on it yesterday. The folks over there have been pretty active in following the action at the USSC.

[Dane]

Is a re-think from the White House possible? (A genuine enqiry)

Nope, and the DC beltway silverspoon right wing anti-Miers cabal of buchanan/kristol is enough for me to say Bush made the correct choice.

[MNJohnnie]

Nope. All these "Conservatives" are long time knee jerk Bush Critics. At the BEST Bill Kristol has been a luke war Token Bush supporter on the War on Terror. Basically the "Conservative Punditry" are confusing themselves for the "Conservative Movemen" This is just an attempt to claim support to valadat what that the Hate Meirs crowd want to hear. People such as Rush Limbaugh are on the fence. Considering how the US Senate passed a 90-9 Terrorist Protection Amendment as part of this year's Defense Appropriations this week, kind of wonder WHO all these Hate Meirs people think is going to fight the Dems with Bush for a "Known Hard Right Conservative Judge". Note to all you Bush Critics. Your Senate has all ready surrendered. I suppose that will be "Bush's fault" too since all the Movoeon.org "Conservatives" are completely unable to admit error.

[Ninian Dryhope]

"If I were in the Senate today I would vote against it," Mr Buchanan said."

Now Buchanan thinks he is in the Senate?

[kcar]

She could withdraw, he could ask her to reconsider, she could firmly withdraw, and he could reluctantly accede. It's not like Iraq.

[Ninian Dryhope]

"Is a re-think from the White House possible?"

No. It would show weakness. Stay the course!

[wagglebee]

Her opinions on abortion and other burning issues are largely unknown and staunch conservatives have said they would have preferred a candidate whose views were clear.

Her views ARE CLEAR to Bush. And Buchanan's disloyalty to the GOP was made clear in 1988. It's funny the only time the media cares what Buchanan has to say is when he is criticizing a Republican.

[fizziwig]

"Nope, and the DC beltway silverspoon right wing anti-Miers cabal of buchanan/kristol is enough for me to say Bush made the correct choice."

Buchanan is a looney tune and Kristol is a snot nosed wimp who needs a spanking....yes Bush could have picked a stronger nominee but at this point to back down would show weakness beyond anything else he has done. If the pubbies don't like her than they can vote her down...and if they truly have cojones they will...but they don't so she will be confirmed. I think she will do well, there is just too much pantywaisted panicking right now.

[Cagey]

You forgot to include Judge Bork in the cabal list.

[Common Tator]

Is a re-think from the White House possible? (A genuine inquiry)

Typical Pat Buchanan. The only real public attention Pat ever ad was when far leftist Cable TV owner Ted Turner hired him to to play an ineffective and dumb right winger on Tv. Pat is telling the media what he would do if he were in the Senate. What a joke. Pat Buchanan could not get elected assistant a$$ wipe at a diarrhea convention.... let alone the Senate.

Years ago Ted Turner went looking for a stupid and ineffective right winger to play the right wing part on the Cross Talk show. Ted was looking for a fall guy to make the right look bad on national TV. The guy Ted picked was Pat Buchanan. Just as a decade later when Roger Ailes went looking for a dumb and ineffective left winger to play opposite Sean Hannity, Alan Combs was picked. Both Combs and Buchanan have a valuable trait, they are not very good at what they do but neither knows it.

Ted Turner loved Pat. Pat was very good at making the right look bad while trying to make the rights case. The media goes to Pat whenever it wants to make the right look bad. The problem is Pat is not very good at even that task.

Pat in his presidential attempts always comes in with less than a one percent following. He is total non factor.

Miers has at least a 95 percent chance of being confirmed.

[Cicero]

Odd that the only two conservatives they name as against Mier are people with virtually no remaining traction among most conservatives. There are plenty of more significant conservatives, who have generally supported Bush, who also are leery of the nomination. The author of this piece has no idea what he is talking about.

[nmh]

Bush has too big of an ego. he won't change his mind and she will not withdrawal herself. Bush hurt himself and pissed off his CONSERVATIVE base. It's no wonder liberals love her ... .

[Tanniker Smith]

It wouldn't play out that way. That's not the way it'd be spun.