"Hard line right wingers" you say. So what are you, a hard line left winger, a mushy middle of the road RINO, a die hard Bushbot? See, others can call names too. Kinda foolish isn't it.
Argue your point. Stop calling names. This is an inside the family squabble. The people against you today will be with you again on other battles.
I await the hearings. If the evidence isn't there in the hearings that a) she's squeaky clean and b) that she is solidly to the right and will remain so, then I will withdraw my obviously critical support ;) We here on FR has so much power, you know.