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Q&A: Gary Bauer on the Miers Nomination
Stan Guthrie ^ | October 15, 2005 | Stan Guthrie

Posted on 10/17/2005 2:40:50 PM PDT by Cautor

QUESTION: Many conservatives feel profound disappointment at a missed opportunity to steer the Court back to constitutional sanity, even if Miers does turn out to be a conservative vote. They also, as the president asks them to trust him, have lost a lot of faith in Mr. Bush, who pledged to nominate people in the mold of Justices Scalia and Thomas. What damage do you think this flap could have on the political fortunes of the Republican Party?

BAUER: The fallout could be tremendous.

There are millions of “values voters” who have donated blood, sweat and tears to elect conservative Republicans to public office in order get the courts back on track. Our values prevail at the ballot box, but we consistently lose in the courts—whether it’s life issues like partial-birth abortion or parental notification, the meaning of marriage, “under God” in our Pledge or the Ten Commandments on the courthouse lawn. Millions of Americans care deeply about these issues and now, for the first time in years, we have a conservative president and a relatively conservative Senate with 55 [Republican] seats.

But we can’t win this fight if we don’t have it. And, with all due respect to our president, Harriet Miers isn’t exactly the standard bearer we were expecting. We needed another Robert Bork, another Antonin Scalia. Even if Miers turns out to be a pleasant surprise, her nomination has validated the stealth strategy and gives us no assurances that there won’t be another David Souter next time. To borrow one of John Roberts’ baseball analogies, this was the time to hit a home run, and it looks like we bunted.

(Excerpt) Read more at stanguthrie.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bauer; dobson; miers
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1 posted on 10/17/2005 2:40:53 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: Stellar Dendrite

Ping.


2 posted on 10/17/2005 2:41:56 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: Cautor
"The fallout could be tremendous."

Take that to the bank.

Tell me why we keep voting for Republicans? I keep forgetting.....
3 posted on 10/17/2005 2:44:48 PM PDT by Conservative Goddess (Politiae legibus, non leges politiis, adaptandae)
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To: Cautor

"Even if Miers turns out to be a pleasant surprise, her nomination has validated the stealth strategy and gives us no assurances that there won’t be another David Souter next time."

That's an argument I have not seen anybody else make... And I think he has a point although I still support the President.


4 posted on 10/17/2005 2:45:36 PM PDT by gondramB (Conservatism is a positive doctrine. Reactionaryism is a negative doctrine.)
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To: Conservative Goddess
Tell me why we keep voting for Republicans? I keep forgetting.....

And your choise is? See, they've got it all calculated. Just as Jesse Jackson in reality doesn't want his issues resolved, neither do certain key republicans, a not the usual suspects. If they get the job done, then why would we need them.

5 posted on 10/17/2005 2:47:23 PM PDT by joesbucks
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To: Conservative Goddess

Mainly because they will fight our enemies. It is unfortunate that now they have to watch their backs to keep "conservatives" knives out of them.


6 posted on 10/17/2005 2:48:11 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: Cautor
Gary is right. Some of us (including myself) really have thrown in the towel for now. Novak had it right: Is this what we fought for? Harriet Miers?!?! Not me. If they persist with her, this gentleman is going to put his election year efforts into golf in 2006 and 2008. Had I (and many of us) known we would get Harriet Miers nominated, John Kerry would be President right now - plain and simple. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (his title in 2007) is going to be a powerful man in about 15 months. But we need a majority! For....um....you know....stuff......
7 posted on 10/17/2005 2:48:15 PM PDT by TitansAFC ("It would be a hard government that should tax its people 1/10th part of their income."-Ben Franklin)
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To: justshutupandtakeit

"Mainly because they will fight our enemies."

Unless they're called Democrats.


8 posted on 10/17/2005 2:50:01 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: Cautor
Nothing could provide any "assurances that there won’t be another David Souter next time". The next time depends on too many things - both "known unknowns" and "unknown unknowns". And "if Miers turns out to be a pleasant surprise" quite a lot of people would have a rotten egg on their faces.
9 posted on 10/17/2005 2:51:18 PM PDT by GSlob
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To: Conservative Goddess
I read his father's lips and voted third party.

I have played Lucy and the Football with the GOP since 1968. I am ready to tell the GOP to stuff it!

10 posted on 10/17/2005 2:52:14 PM PDT by ~Matahari (Are the Bible and U.S. Constitution "living documents" ?)
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To: TitansAFC; flashbunny

I think you are right.


11 posted on 10/17/2005 2:52:28 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: Cautor

That one is not as easy as you pretend. We can't drop daisy cutters on them unfortunately.


12 posted on 10/17/2005 2:52:28 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: Cautor

Didn't this guy back McCain in 2000?


13 posted on 10/17/2005 2:52:37 PM PDT by lormand (Dead people vote DemocRAT)
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To: Texas Federalist; Rodney King; ARealMothersSonForever; NixonsAngryGhost; indcons; 2ndreconmarine; ..

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14 posted on 10/17/2005 2:54:02 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite ( Mike Pence for President!!! http://acuf.org/issues/issue34/050415pol.asp)
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To: Cautor
I used to listen to Gary Bauer, but years ago finally figured out he was just a whiner.

He hasn't changed.

15 posted on 10/17/2005 2:54:20 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: GSlob

"Nothing could provide any "assurances that there won’t be another David Souter next time".

When I go to the horse races, I try to pick the ones with the best chance of winning based on their prior track records. I don't gamble on an unproven horse. Nothing is assured when it comes to judges, but some candidates are more assuring than others.


16 posted on 10/17/2005 2:54:47 PM PDT by Cautor
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I was over at the Medved vs. Frum thread--all for Miers all the time--but this is where my head says the real understanding of this issue lies...I hope the good woman withdraws her name from nomination.


17 posted on 10/17/2005 2:56:22 PM PDT by krunkygirl
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To: Conservative Goddess
Tell me why we keep voting for Republicans? I keep forgetting.....

They are driving us over the cliff 5 mph slower than the democrats are.

18 posted on 10/17/2005 2:57:37 PM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Cautor

I do not go to horse races at all. And I find it rather amusing that many people are as apoplectic as if GWB nominated hillary. He hasn't.


19 posted on 10/17/2005 2:58:18 PM PDT by GSlob
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To: Conservative Goddess
Tell me why we keep voting for Republicans? I keep forgetting.....

Because no matter how many times Lucy pulls the football away, you still dream of the day you might actually kick it.

20 posted on 10/17/2005 2:58:43 PM PDT by Always Right
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