The Fallacy of the 'Trust Me' Nominee (Weyrich)

Townhall.com ^ | 10-10-2005 | Paul Weyrich

[Cautor]

"I wouldn't call John Roberts, Pricilla Owens, Janice Rogers Brown, Michael McConnell, Edith Brown Clement and Bill Pryor trust me picks."

I would say Roberts is a definite trust me. I have no idea whether he would vote to overturn Roe or whether he is really a conservative. I sure hope he is. In any case, all of these have records that can be examined. Miers is a blank piece of paper--that and the fact she's a Bush crony is all that she has going for her as far as I can see.

[wmfights]

The more I read the more disgusted I become. I am a life long conservative evangelical Christian. A great many of the people I admire and respect have deep misgivings about this nomination. I can't believe that the only redeeming judicial philosophy that they keep telling us she has is she is an evangelical Christian.

Geez, Jimmy Carter claims to be an evangelical Christian do you want him on the SCOTUS?

I think conservatives have now reached the same status as union members and blacks in the RAT party, totally disregarded except at election time.

[deadrock]

I wouldn't call John Roberts, Pricilla Owens, Janice Rogers Brown, Michael McConnell, Edith Brown Clement and Bill Pryor trust me picks.

Please detail when POTUS said ONLY 'trust me' regarding any of those you have mentioned?

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Gee, I hope "Analphilosopher" and "This Blog Is Full of Crap" aren't on our side.

:-)

Seriously, thanks for the info!

People who continue to castigate "beltway insiders" or "Northeastern elites" need to wake up and smell the coffee.

[DTogo]

Having voted for President Bush twice, many Conservatives are "trusting him" to accomplish a few items of national concern:

- fight a global war against Islamo-facism, and fight it to win it ASAP

- mobilize the country to fight and win this global war against Islamo-facism, militarily, economically, socially

- secure our borders during a time of war, by building a wall/fence and/or using the military if necessary

- enforce immigration laws during a time of economic instability and post 9-11 job losses

- lead the charge for American energy independence from our unfriendly "allies" in the Middle East

- cut Federal spending on items unrelated to winning the war against Islamo-facism

- cut Federal bureaucracy so that we are better prepared to thwart a 9-11 like attack or prepare for it's aftermath

Should we now "trust him" on his nomination of Miers?

[Reagan Man]

>>>>.... the fact she's a Bush crony is all that she has going for her as far as I can see.

There have been cronies, aka.friends/pals, of US presidents throughout our history. Some have been good, some not so good and some pretty bad. Being a crony is not a detrimental factor. Miers has been involved in legal matters for 30 years. She headed the Texas state bar association and was a managing partner in a large Texas law firm. Miers was also legal council to the POTUS. She is pro-life and believes in interpreting the Constitution per the FF`s idea of original intent.

Miers will be solid conservative justice.

[OldFriend]

The Donner Party Conservatives have become the Tantrums R Us party.

Sheesh, the sky will not fall if certain elite pundits don't get their fight.

[Cautor]

"Geez, Jimmy Carter claims to be an evangelical Christian do you want him on the SCOTUS?"

An excellent example. I have known evangelical Christians from both ends of the political spectrum. That designation alone is of little use in divining how someone may vote on the court on specific issues. Beyond the fact that Miers is loyal to Bush and he knows she a sincere, Christian, person, I doubt he has much else to go on. The rest of us have nothing on which to base our opinion. We're told to TRUST HIM and shut up.

[OldFriend]

I am sure a whole lot of christian conservatives are going to be waiting for McCain in Iowa too.

And every other state where he smeared them.

[Reagan Man]

He didn't have to. Most conservatives knew of these jurists. Miers is not well known. So what. That doesn't change the fact, Bush`s judgement and decision making in his court choices has been above reproach.

[Cautor]

"There have been cronies, aka.friends/pals, of US presidents throughout our history. Some have been good, some not so good and some pretty bad. Being a crony is not a detrimental factor. Miers has been involved in legal matters for 30 years. She headed the Texas state bar association and was a managing partner in a large Texas law firm. Miers was also legal council to the POTUS. She is pro-life and believes in interpreting the Constitution per the FF`s idea of original intent."

Thank you for sharing your OPINION of Miers. I don't share it. I have heard the evidence in her favor. Were she not a Bush crony, she would not be the nominee.

[VRWC For Truth]

Since Lindasy Graham and Arlen Specter support your views, I have to say you have some strange bedfellows.

[Fraxinus]

There was very little record for Roberts, however, what there was was acceptable given that he was replacing O'Connor. Replacing Rehnquist with a moderate would be an unmitigated disaster.

Miers has no paper trail that I have even heard of.

[NixonsAngryGhost]

What confuses me is that if GWB received a promise from Specter for his campaign against Toomey and if Bush supposedly goes ballistic on those who betray his trust, then why have we
as the grassroots been put through this anguish and not the cocky chairman Specter, not to mention bathhouse and heroin addict (just kidding) Lindsey Graham and company. It all stinks to high heaven and my opinion of GWB has been significantly altered.Never in my life have I been so suspicious and frankly afraid of my own government. Social Security and 911 lead me to believe that the locomotive has no engineer.

[OldFriend]

So it's not about Meiers, it's about your personal grievances and she's the vehicle for your anger.

[AntiGuv]

AnalPhilosopher

This Blog Is Full Of Crap

[NixonsAngryGhost]

I would say Roberts is a definite trust me. I have no idea whether he would vote to overturn Roe or whether he is really a conservative.

I agree and have wondered why we do not have a Scalia court. The Miers nomination makes you review the Roberts nomination.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>Thank you for sharing your OPINION of Miers. I don't share it. I have heard the evidence in her favor. Were she not a Bush crony, she would not be the nominee.

Opinion in context and with substantive content is always a winner. The fact remains, Bush is the President and Miers is an old friend. So what. Better Miers then Alberto Gonzalaz.

[afnamvet]

Bush insists that Harriet Miers is the best-qualified candidate for the Supreme Court that he could find.

The reality is that Harriet Miers is the best candidate that could be confirmed. Evidently, Bush is gambling on quick, painless confirmation for Miers and desperately wants to avoid a filibuster with the Dims since the votes aren't there to end it.

[trubluolyguy]

Trust me does not cut it. Not when the SCOTUS is at stake.