"If the Repub nominee in '08 is Mcain or Rudy....I'll sit home and watch."
Miers defenders wake up and realize that this criticism of Miers is not so insignificant fringe. Our base has a historical proclivity to stay home when they feel shafted or ignored. Believe me, they have in the past and will again if things continue on course. Why this entirely possible (perhaps probable) danger isn't appreciated by the WH, is completely beyond me.
You need look no futher what a base will do to you than the special election in Ohio recently.
The heavily predicted winner was non other than Mike Dewine's son Pat. He had all the money, all the Washington support and THE NAME..
That is untill the base in ohio decides to send a little message to Dewine Sr, through his son.
The base was not happy about Dewine's involvement in the Gang of 14 and a message was sent loud and clear.
The base has a long memory, especially on supreme court nominee's.
It's too early to tell if it will be a stay at home base, like Ohio, or a :Throw the bums out base like in 94. One of them will occur.