A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...10-13-05...The Borkette-ing of Harriet Miers

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The Borkette-ing of Harriet Miers
by JohnHuang2

OK, on the downside, you-know-who at one time was a Democrat. Hard-core liberal Democrat. Contributed to Hard-core liberal Democrats. Loved FDR. Loved Harry Truman. Was once "pro-choice." Switched parties, became Republican. Strong pro-lifer. Born-again Christian. Ah-ha! Big flip flop there! No core principles!

But enough about Ronald Reagan. Regarding Harriet Miers, one week after her nomination was announced, the Bill Kristol-led Rebellion has mushroomed from zero GOP senators opposing Miers to . . . zero GOP senators opposing Miers. To be confirmed, Miers oddly needs to win approval only in the Senate, not the Weekly Standard. So, over the weekend, the MSM resorted to Plan B, quoting over and over the same three rejects: Kristol, Pat Buchanan and Gary Bauer.

OK, in fairness, there were a few senators expressing doubts about Miers and her "murky" record. "I just don't know" the nominee, said Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. "I don't have any enthusiasm until I know someone. Personal integrity is the most important issue. If they don't have that, what they say doesn't matter."

Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas sounded a similar tone, vowing to question the candidate on Constitutional issues and the role of the courts. The nominee "doesn't seem to be a Souter," but Brownback says he isn't sure. The nominee will "be a free agent once" on the High Court.

Oops! Coburn and Brownback were talking about John Roberts, back in July. Sorry again.

But enough about Ronald Reagan. Regarding Harriet Miers, one week after her nomination was announced, the Bill Kristol-led Rebellion has mushroomed from zero GOP senators opposing Miers to . . . zero GOP senators opposing Miers. To be confirmed, Miers oddly needs to win approval only in the Senate, not the Weekly Standard. So, over the weekend, the MSM resorted to Plan B, quoting over and over the same three rejects: Kristol, Pat Buchanan and Gary Bauer. Regarding Miers, Kristol, who admits it's the President's prerogative to nominate whomever Kristol chooses, told Fox News Sunday he doesn't "think any serious person thinks she's the most qualified person, or the most qualified woman to be a Supreme Court judge, and I think she should step aside. It would be good for the President, it would be good for the Court." And you can trust the deep insight of Dan Quayle's former political strategist.

Bauer, who showed his deep affection for Bush by supporting John McCain for president, complained that "the whole (Harriet Miers) strategy is the so-called stealth strategy, picking candidates for the Supreme Court who have no judicial record on things that really matter . . ." Such as regulation of the hapless arroyo toad. And the French-fry-on-Metro-train case. If only Bush had picked a red-meat conservative. President McCain sure would've!

Buchanan, another loyal Republican who ran against Bush as an independent, presents a compelling case: For goodness sake, could we please jump to unfounded conclusions before we hear the lady out? Trust unelected "opinion leaders," they always know all the answers. Buchanan predicted Sunday the nomination will be "withdrawn." Nailing down the exact timeline, Buchanan says she'll withdraw "at some point, maybe before, maybe after the committee hearings. My guess is she will not be confirmed." Silly Bush disagrees. He predicts "she is going to be on the bench. She will be confirmed." Hmmmmm, who to believe . . . the guy who hangs around Lenora Fulani, or the boss of Cheney, Rove, Rummy, Condi, Bolton . . .

Among the things going for Miers:

(1) She's a pistol-packin' mama.

(2) She shoots a .45.

(3) She knows what "Congress shall make no law" means.

(4) She's not from Harvard.

(5) She's not an East Coast elitist.

(6) Bill Kristol's against her.

That alone means she should be confirmed. Plus, she believes in the existence of a Supreme Being. Kristol believes HE IS The Supreme Being.

Contrary to the law firm of Kristol, Buchanan & Bauer, nothing in the Constitution says a qualified nominee 'shall not have attended Southern Methodist University,' or 'shall be a law professor or former law professor or a judge' or 'prolific writer of law review articles and op-ed pieces for the Weekly Standard.' Some say Bush should've just nominated his dog Barney. Oh, sure. Could never be confirmed. Barney lacks the "raw intellectual power" to sit on a Court which:

(1) Gives us 10 different opinions for why it's unconstitutional to display the Ten Commandments in Kentucky but constitutional in Texas.

(2) Decides it's now constitutional to engage in sodomy.

(3) Decides it's now constitutional for cities to seize private homes and give them to private developers to increase tax revenue. Imagine the "raw intellectual power" it takes to drain all meaning from the Fifth Amendment's "for public use" phrase! Doubt Miers has it. That's why I support her. I want her on the Court because she "lacks" the judicial "experience" in creating the mess the whining Ivy Leaguers made of our judiciary. It'll take a cowgirl from Texas to fix it.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

09-27-05 ~ Hall of Fame #13

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Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[The Mayor]

October 13, 2005

Got Moles?

Read:
1 Samuel 15:13-23

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. —1 Samuel 15:22

Bible In One Year: Nehemiah 10-13

While cutting our grass, I spotted rounded mounds of sandy loam on what had recently been a smooth lawn. A family of moles had emigrated from nearby woods to take up residence beneath our yard. The little creatures were wreaking havoc with our lawn by burrowing into the soil and disrupting the beautiful turf.

In some ways the activity of moles illustrates the dark side of the human heart. On the surface, we may appear polished and polite. But greed, lust, bigotry, and addictions can work inner destruction. Sooner or later, those sins will become apparent.

King Saul had a fatal flaw that festered beneath the surface—rebellion against God. He had been commanded not to take any of the spoils of war from the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:3). But after a decisive victory, he let the Israelites keep the best of the livestock for themselves (v.9).

When the prophet Samuel confronted the king, Saul rationalized that he had kept the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to God. But this was a mere cover for his sinful pride, which had erupted in defiance of the God he claimed to serve.

God's remedy for rebellion is confession and repentance. Like Saul, you may be rationalizing your sin. Confess and forsake it before it's too late. —Dennis Fisher

God wants complete obedience—
Excuses will not do;
His Word and Spirit point the way
As we His will pursue. —Sper

One sin becomes two when it is defended.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
David And Manasseh: Overcoming Failure

[OESY]

Hugh Hewitt on Borking Miers

[DollyCali]

Good Morning Finest FRiends!

Thank you JH2 & Dutchess!

[dutchess]

Great cartoons dolly. Thanks!!!!!....now where were those when I was searching last night????? :o)

[dutchess]

God Bless Our Military
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[proud2beconservativeinNJ]

This is my first week at FR and the first "Finest" I've read. MAGNIFICENT!

Welcome. Welcome. You'll love it here.

I hope you all were able to catch some of the troops reporting from Iraq during the Presidential video conference this morning. CNN and FOX covered it live. The troops were all terrific and proud and just outstanding.

[Pippin]

Welcome to FR! :o)

[LadyX]

Dear John Letter # 1489:

Reminded of the play, "Much Ado About Nothing!" John.

Let my mind roam to imagining a conversation between
George and Harriet down at The Ranch - -

"Look, Harriet - those buzzards are flapping their right wings!
It's Kristol-clear something dastardly is afoot, but never fear -
the real right is right as rain...
they'll come through with the Senate votes for you."

"They're just nervous 'cause the dems are firing misdisinformation from the left,
sayin' they're FOR you, tryin' to confuse us."

"Look at the right sizin' you up, wonderin' what you have in your hand" - -

"They should never bluff in a poker game with us Texans.
HEY!! Do not misunderestimate the grit of a true Texas gal, folks - -
Boy, are they gonna be surprised when the vote is made!!"

"Remember this poker game we played in Austin when they said I'd lose?"
LOL

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"Rest easy, Little Lady - - once you are confirmed, I suspect the Three B's -
Billy and Bauer and Buchanan - will be in full retreat."

"They probably will open this as The Three B's Bed & Breakfast down at the mouth of the Mississippi River...:))
Their Desk Clerk could be Nagin; Hospitality Hostess, Blanco, you think?"

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"Hold on to your , gal -

just

Gotta run, John. Thanks for the laughs!!

Love n hugs,

~LadyX

[Pippin]

Good one, (((MAGGIE)))!

[LadyX]

Thanks, Pippin.
Are you getting heavy rains like the states above you are?

[Pippin]

We did thi9s past weekend and it's still raining off and on

Some times it's heavy and sometiomes it's just a drizzle.

But still raining. (not like those states north of us)

I'mm praying for the folks in NE.

[visualops]

LOL that is great!
I loved JH2's essay today, and this is the perfect second act!

[Temple Owl]

Great! Much better than talk radio!

[griswold3]

Waiting for the hearings.
What my senator has to say about Miers:
DeWine gave Miers a strong endorsement in an interview Monday with The Associated Press after her nomination was announced.

"The fact that she will bring diversity to the court, in that she's not a sitting judge, is a good thing," DeWine said. "Most of the members on the court today have pretty much the same background. It's better to have someone with a different path, a different background. Some of our more distinguished Supreme Court (justices) came from a different background."

Most recently, the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist had not served as a judge before President Nixon put him on the Supreme Court in 1972. In all, 20 Supreme Court justices had never served as judges before.

DeWine said it was too early to say if Miers' confirmation process would go smoothly, but he added, "I think she will be confirmed."

DeWine would like to believe he has gained some political capital by serving last spring as one of 14 Senate peacemakers who helped avoid a business-halting showdown over Bush's other federal judge nominations.

"I'm proud of what I've done on the Judiciary Committee," DeWine said.

[LadyX]

Thank you, visualops.
His essays are always a delight, and a stimulus to soar with him..:))
Glad to see you here!

With dixie in the southeast part of the state, you up in the northwest, and me on the west side of South Carolina, we have things covered, eh?

[Aquamarine]

I LOVE IT! :)

See you found the perfect spot to use that cartoon (((Dutchess))).

[citizensgratitude]

Hi Lady X, Pippin: I'm in NY and waiting to see Noah and the Ark and the animals any minute now...It has rained for 5 days and they say 5 more to go.

In His Time, right ?

: D

[Aquamarine]

Haha! I hope Miss Miers gives em a big Texas yoodle when she gets up there in the confirmation hearings...maybe get her Colt 45 out and twirl it. :)

[Pippin]

Right!

I'm praying for you and everybody in your state.

[Bigun]

Anyway, that's my 2 cents!

And, as usual a very good two cents worth! Excellant!