Posted on 10/21/2005 10:13:21 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Agree ... I'm sure as as long as GWB is President, Miers would remain firmly on the right side of the SC ledger. A year or two after he's out of office all bets are off ...
What matters to Bush is loyalty above all else. Even when he veers into welfare-statism and crony politics you're supposed to be right behind him in lock-step. It is disgusting.
Get ready for Alberto Gonzales.
A year or two after he's out of office all bets are off ...
If I were Bush, I wouldn't appoint anybody. Just let the Supreme Court function with 8 justices.
Wouldn't that put the Court at 4-4 on most cases?
That means Appeals Courts would make most decisions. Good way to neuter the Supreme Court for three years or so.
What's sad is the damage that the Miers fiasco has caused to W's support among conservatives. I considered myself a 'broken glass Republican,' who would have done anything to make sure I voted for and supported W in 2000 and 2004.
But many conservatives and Republicans, myself included, are embittered by the Miers nomination.
Y'all are just being silly.
This president is a brick wall. That's that. Forget it. She goes to hearings, she does a mediocre job and the Senators then look to their own futures.
Here's what they see. There are some blue state Dem Senators who will say . . . if I don't support this moderate, I risk a right wing followup nominee. So 1 or 2 of those vote YES.
There are a handful of red state Dems who have to get re-elected. This is a zero risk way to build their pro-Bush credentials. Those few blue state Dems who vote Yes provide cover, and indeed these red state Dem senators provide cover for those above. A few of these vote Yes.
The hardcore right wing GOP red state senators look at this as a zero risk way to get Administration support for some pork spending in their states. They vote YES, especially if they are from the Gulf region.
The RINOs have the Dem votes above as cover for a YES vote, and with a YES vote they get Administration campaign support. It's not even a close call for them.
If she is even mediocre in the hearings, she's in. Expectations by the right wing have been set so very low they they have cut their own throats in this. She need be only basically competent to look for a genius.
But . . . if you're looking for a genius, look at Bush/Rove. Those guys are mindboggling in their genius.
LOL. I can't remember - is that a FedEx commercial? It was a great one in any case [though maybe not that great if a consumer like me can't remember the sponsor!]
Uh yeah, how about just nominating a qualified strict constructionist and forget about politics for once?
That's a big if.
Judging from excerpts from her written work and the indications that her Senate visits have been disastrous, I think she has a long ways to go to achieve mediocrity.
The pro-Miers fanatics would want Bush to nominate a Lefty judge just for spite.
SO they could say "See I told you so."
I'm losing track of who I have to lose respect for (for daring to speak their opinion), be cheesed off at (for daring to speak their opinion), call names like "traitor, lemming, evil, sexist", etc. (for daring to speak their opinion). Can someone please post an exhaustive list of who the "good Republican" pundits are, and who the "principled conservative" pundits are? Thanks so much!
Note to the sarcasm impaired: Yes, the above was indeed sarcasm.
The back and forth and back and forth and back and forth is obsession IMO. The lady will speak but until then obsessives will obsess I suppose. There are other things going on in the world to pay attention to until the hearings. Iraq is huge.
(And she will be confirmed IMO.)
Might as well just cancel everything. I haven't noted one outstanding, independent, conservative commentator who is enthusiastic about Miers.
Nice try.
With respect, I don't think that's necessarily so. Things have degenerated to the point many are predicting the nomination will be withdrawn before the hearings begin.
Know who DID help vet those judges? A. Gonzales. I honestly think I'd be more comfortable with Gonzales simply because then we'll KNOW what we're getting! I'd prefer someone else over either of them, but at this point I'd take Gonzales over Miers.
*shrug*
Agreed, if it came to that, but I sure hope it doesn't. And if Miers is withdrawn, I'm optimistic W would replace her with a highly-qualified, full-fledged originalist.
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