Posted on 10/10/2005 2:59:18 PM PDT by quidnunc
I suspect that President Bush was shocked to find such an uprising against his choice for a Supreme Court nominee. Why? Because it is coming not from the Liberal Left, but rather from his own base. Even George Will ran an opposition piece against Harriet Miers.
Conservatives have complained, in the past, about the elitists in the Democrat party as being the most liberal group and seemingly in a consistent state of launching snob attacks at everything this “cowboy” (as they call him) does.
I think that the Conservative-Republican cause also has its own share of these elitists, those who look down their noses at anyone who does not graduate from Harvard or Yale or even Stanford. …
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My personal views:
1. President Bush has "lived” with this woman for many years and knows her heart and soul. She helped him find Judge Roberts and the others potential candidates, so she knows what is needed to save this country and he knows this! No other president has ever been associated for so long or worked so closely with a Supreme Court nominee, so the fact that other presidents have been fooled by past selections does not mean that this can happen to this president!.
2. It is bad enough having the Democrats and fellow Leftists against us; we don't need Republicans, too.
3. It is not as if Bush carried a mandate when elected. There are still letters to the editor claiming that either Gore or Kerry really won the presidency, the latter by a bad vote count in Ohio. The media is trying daily to smear the President or his administration.
4. We don't need a long drawn-out battle in Congress right now with a possible filibuster, especially with all the problems raised by the Democrats and the biased media re Iraq, Katrina, the budget deficit, et al.
5. The President may have to appoint two more Supreme Court judges before his term expires, so there is still an opportunity to put up controversial conservatives for the Supreme Court and have the time to wage war against the Socialists in Congress.
6. We lost one election to William Jefferson Clinton because too many Republicans were mad at Bush Sr. including me, and so we voted for Perot. As a result, we had Clinton for 8 years. Let's not make that error again. Do you really want eight years of Hillary and her court nominees?
7. Did the Democrats condemn Clinton when he was impeached? No! They blamed everything on those “mean nasty Republicans” who thought that having sex with a young intern in the Oval Office during business was bad. Some Republicans joined the Democrats. Do the Republicans constantly back President Bush? No! If he is not 100% perfect, we want to punish him. Even 90% perfect is not good enough.
8. No baseball team could win a game if the team was run by what the fans in the park demanded instead of what the coach saw as a winner. Nor, could employees successfully run a corporation if the CEO had to follow their rules rather than what he (or she) knew best. We elected a boss. Back him. The next time, we had better get a stronger mandate (more voters) if we are to obtain an even stronger hold over Congress in 06 and 08!
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We differ over the meaning of the Sowell quote. I posted it on this thread. "If Bush is right about Miers, perhaps she is the best choice he could make." or whatever. I assume Bush is right about Miers, and therefore, she is the best choice.
Here's the quote that I view as Sowell supporting Miers.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
He could apologize to Sandra Day O'Connor, but explain the problem is with the Senate, not with the Executive.
Otherwise if we were to induce "the good fight" as so many are dying to do, it could easily backfire turning to a prolonged disaster with ramifications all the way into 06 and possibly beyond.
This nomination has potentially set the "prolonged disaster" wheels in motion.
The problem is that we have no idea which of these things is true. I feel the people bashing the President should back off. I feel the people pushing Miers should back off. Wait until we know more, and then call your Senator.
Great letter!
A lot of pundits have hurt their standing in the eye's of the conservatives that count... the ones that put George Bush in the White House to start with!
"Bottom line, you don't trust Bush and we do."
Trust, but verify.
-Ronald Reagan
But seriously, since when does trusting someone mean blindly accepting their every decision without questioning?
When has he picked a bad Justice?? When has he picked a bad person??
Pray for W and Harriet Miers
He will have put Harriet Miers on SCOTUS. My point is that there is another, related battle, or two or three, or more.
Some people are unhappy with this pick for strategic reasons, even if Harriet Miers works out fine on the Court. Maybe they are paranoid - but there is no question they are disappointed.
I think George Bush has let down the Office of the Presidency by avoiding telling the people and the Senate that the gang-of-14 is an abomination - an unacceptable intrusion on Presidential preogative. It bugs me that he averse to having that confrontation. I think the GOP is weak, and I think the timidity of the nomination is a weakening move.
Yes. He'll win the seating of the nominee. But it comes with a cost. I hope it's worth it.
Patrick Leahy's statement on Callahan
Edward C. Prado In 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Judge Prado for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Talk Left supports Ed Prado for Scotus
Draft Ed Prado
Others:
Richard Clifton Appointed by George W. Bush to the 9th circuit Court of Appeals is generally regarded by Conservatives as a liberal disaster and a classic example of a Judge turning left after being confirmed.
Roger Gregory, 4th Circuit Initially appointed by Clinton in 2000 in a recess appointment and then became one of George W. Bush's first judicial picks. Of course, he could have appointed a Republican or a Conservative, but chose not to.
About the only thing we haven't see yet is Ann Coulter on a bridge in DC crying because Miers got the nomination.
"When he's your President. It's called Loyalty, something many Conservatives know nothing about."
I'm loyal to my husband, doesn't mean I never question any decision he makes. Loyalty doesn't mean one can never disagree-is this America or Nazi Germany?
I [ez] hold that the statement, "She may be the best choice he could make under the circumstances" represents Sowell supporting Miers.
You may indeed find that connection, but not many readers will. In the spirit of constructive criticism, it's damaging to one's credibility to misrepresent someone else's position (in this case, Sowell's) to "win" an argument. The "win" is an illusion, and one's reputation is involved in the cost.
As I recall, I didn't hear a peep out of you.
Besides, you gave me no indication that any of them, except for Gregory, is a liberal. You just gave me quotes from people who supported them.
23 Democrat Senators supported John Roberts. Does that mean he's a liberal, too?
Sorry, no sale.
"I'm rubber, you're glue - everything you say bounces of me and sticks to you!"
Sorry, but I've been seeing alot of tantrums and "desperate ad-hominem attacks" from the bushbasher side as well.
And, I see a lot of complaints from children who didn't get their way, but I still haven't seen a cohert argument from your side either.
It's called loyalty And from the hystronics and nastiness here in the last few days, I'd say most people are going far beyond questioning
This is about the lamest retort I have heard on Free Republic and that is quite an astounding achievement.
You have no idea my response to these nominations.
It is very telling that I responded to your ill-informed, knee-jerk, mean spirited statement with actual facts and you came back with a false and inept personal attack on me.
I am sorry you can't handle the truth but that does not make it less true.
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