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As far as we know she was a Democrat most of her life.
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She joined the Bush campaign when - in 1994?
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President Bush may know her personally but most people don't know her record...
Then why the sudden urge to throw her under the bus?
and what they do learn only tells them that a lot of loyal conservatives were passed over.
Like who?
Did you see Pukin Dog's post from a few days ago? He seemed to suggest that embarassing information had been uncovered about a few of our favorite conservative jurists, such as perhaps 1) drug use in the past, or 2) embarsassing personal behavior like maybe visting strip clubs or some other behavior that would embarass the White House. That would not surpise me, because when I was in high school and college in the 1970's, almost everybody I knew smoked some marijuana at some time. These people are now successful business people, bankers, lawyers, doctors, and even working for police and fire departments. So it wouldn't surprise me if some potential nominees were derailed by witnesses who used drugs with one or more of them at parties. (Remember Judge Ginzberg?). I have no specific knowledge about any incidents. I'm just speculating based on my own experiences with college students in that era.