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.
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Ping.
"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.
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.
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.
"Mainly because they will fight our enemies."
Unless they're called Democrats.
I have played Lucy and the Football with the GOP since 1968. I am ready to tell the GOP to stuff it!
I think you are right.
That one is not as easy as you pretend. We can't drop daisy cutters on them unfortunately.
Didn't this guy back McCain in 2000?
ping
He hasn't changed.
"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.
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.
They are driving us over the cliff 5 mph slower than the democrats are.
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.
Because no matter how many times Lucy pulls the football away, you still dream of the day you might actually kick it.
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