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David Frum's Diary for October 24, 2005: NEXT STEP
National Review ^ | October 24, 2005 | David Frum

Posted on 10/24/2005 6:03:59 PM PDT by Cautor

The campaign to urge the withdrawal of Harriet Miers has moved to the next level. Two new groups have stepped forward: WithdrawMiers.org (http://www.withdrawmiers.org/) is a consortium of social conservative groups that will encourage members to write directly to their representatives in Congress.

Some friends of mine and I meanwhile have organized Americans for Better Justice (http://www.betterjustice.com/default.php?page_id=1) which has raised money for a national television and radio advertising campaign to urge the withdrawal of the nomination of Harriet Miers. You will be able to see our spots very shortly on the site. They will be airing this week on "Special Report with Brit Hume," "Fox and Friends," the Rush Limbaugh program, the Laura Ingraham program, among other places.

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There is a very great deal at stake. The seat to which the president has nominated Harriet Miers has been the court's swing seat on a range of issues from same-sex marriage to racial gerrymandering, from religious liberty to federalism. It is too important to be shrugged off - and it is reckless to suggest (as some of my email correspondents are suggesting) that this is a job that can be done by pretty much anybody with a tablespoon of common sense. On the contrary, reversing 4 decades of bad jurisprudence will take very uncommon levels of courage, ability, integrity, and independence. Conservatives have worked too hard for too long to settle for anything less than our very best on the Supreme Court. Please join me and BetterJustice.com in pressing the president to reconsider and do better.


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KEYWORDS: bush; frum; miers; scotus
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The Moderator pulled this thread before because I used Frum's title and link (Are the Miers Supporters Obtuse) found here http://www.nationalreview.com/ and which was not repeated on the page with the story itself.
1 posted on 10/24/2005 6:03:59 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: Cautor
The Moderator pulled this thread before because I used Frum's title and link (Are the Miers Supporters Obtuse) found here http://www.nationalreview.com/ and which was not repeated on the page with the story itself.

No, that was your title, the real title is "Next Step".

2 posted on 10/24/2005 6:07:09 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: Stellar Dendrite; Cboldt; Shermy; Map Kernow; flashbunny

FYI


3 posted on 10/24/2005 6:07:20 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Yea, that's the ticket. Suit yourself if that's what you think Frum called it.


4 posted on 10/24/2005 6:09:19 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: Cautor

To reiterate: Frum is a Canadian. He is pro-abortion. He is a no-talent @ss clown.


5 posted on 10/24/2005 6:13:39 PM PDT by peyton randolph (Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
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To: Cautor
It's right here FGS.

OCT. 24, 2005: NEXT STEP

The campaign to urge the withdrawal of Harriet Miers has moved to the next level. Two new groups have stepped forward:

-snip-

6 posted on 10/24/2005 6:14:49 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: Cautor
Suit yourself if that's what you think Frum called it.

Talk about obtuse

7 posted on 10/24/2005 6:16:11 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: peyton randolph

"To reiterate: Frum is a Canadian. He is pro-abortion. He is a no-talent @ss clown."

Frum was born in Canada. He is now a U.S. citizen and, like the rest of us, entitled to free speech, even if you don't like it. And he's entitled to do all he can to defeat Bush's crony pal Miers. Frum doesn't worry about the opinion of a no-talent ass clown like yourself.


8 posted on 10/24/2005 6:16:55 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: peyton randolph

I'm not for Miers but Frum is such a drama queen, it's hard to take him seriously.


9 posted on 10/24/2005 6:18:12 PM PDT by CaptainK
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To: BigSkyFreeper

You just can't seem to get the point can you. Frum titled this piece "Are the Miers Supporters Obtuse? as you can see for yourself here: http://www.nationalreview.com/

I think you're doing a fine job of answering Frum's question.


10 posted on 10/24/2005 6:20:38 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: Cautor

Funny how Miers supporters talk like royalists.


11 posted on 10/24/2005 6:21:47 PM PDT by Sam the Sham (A conservative party tough on illegal immigration could carry California in 2008)
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To: CaptainK
I'm not for Miers but Frum is such a drama queen, it's hard to take him seriously.

Frum has likely cost National Review a plethora of subscriptions due to his hyenic hysteria.

But he'll spend the money of a bunch of saps on ads which won't make one bit of difference.

12 posted on 10/24/2005 6:22:52 PM PDT by sinkspur (If you're not willing to give Harriett Miers a hearing, I don't give a damn what you think.)
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To: CaptainK

I'm sure he worries all the time because you choose to refer to him as a drama queen. If you don't mind, I'd like to hear what you think a drama queen is, and why you think Frum's efforts to defeat the Miers nomination makes him one in your book.


13 posted on 10/24/2005 6:23:20 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: sinkspur

You know, every time I hear from you, I think of a rodeo cowboy that's just eased himself down on the bucking bronco. He waits for the gates to open so he can grab a hand full of the horse's mane and yell: Sink Spur!

Yes, whatever you think. If you think he has cost NR as you say "a plethora of subscriptions" then you must be right--the all knowing, all seeing, Sinkspur.


14 posted on 10/24/2005 6:27:37 PM PDT by Cautor
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To: peyton randolph

"To reiterate: Frum is a Canadian. He is pro-abortion. He is a no-talent @ss clown."

And that negates any real criticism of miers how, exactly?

Great tactics you're using. The folks at DU would be proud.


15 posted on 10/24/2005 6:28:09 PM PDT by flashbunny (What is more important: Loyalty to principles, or loyalty to personalities?)
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To: Cautor
Right, from October 21st, this article is from October 24th. Your reference to the word in your pulled thread title, is your own editorial remark, not his. His position is to see her name gets withdrawn, my position is she should be given a hearing and then decide her fate in the committee vote and Senate floor vote.

There was a time in history when conservatives believed one should be judged on their judicial philosophy, that each candidate deserved a fair hearing and a fair up or down vote. She hasn't had either one, and you and David Frum, and those who think like you have abandoned that "creed", not me or the rest of the, "pro-Miers" group.

David Frum is making a case that the leftist group People For The American Way is a bunch of obtuse Conservatives, they're not. They're flat out Liberals.

16 posted on 10/24/2005 6:30:04 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: Cautor
and why you think Frum's efforts to defeat the Miers nomination makes him one in your book.

Frum is a drama queen merely for advocating the abandonment of the Constitutional process of appointing judges.

17 posted on 10/24/2005 6:32:55 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: Cautor

So anti-Miers are elitists and pro-Miers are obtuse. Great debate.


18 posted on 10/24/2005 6:34:33 PM PDT by ez (I believed Juanita Broaddrick and I believe Harriet Miers.)
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To: Sam the Sham

You'd be supporting Miers if you held to the Conservative belief that all judges deserved fair up or down votes and hearings, but you're not. What you're position is, is nothing short of a Democrat filibuster.


19 posted on 10/24/2005 6:36:04 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: Cautor
On the contrary, reversing 4 decades of bad jurisprudence will take very uncommon levels of courage, ability, integrity, and independence.

I expect Miers to be strong on courage and integrity, competant but not exceptional on ability, and somewhat lacking on independence.

All in all, 3 out of four stars.

20 posted on 10/24/2005 6:36:54 PM PDT by ez (I believed Juanita Broaddrick and I believe Harriet Miers.)
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