[BigSkyFreeper]

Rush is "split" by the fact he's not thrilled with this nominee, yet by the same token, wants to see the process through to the end, whereby she gets a fair hearing and a fair up and down vote.

He is also on record as saying the fact she went to SMU, donated to Democrats in 1988, and became an Evangelical Christian, is for the most part, irrelevant. People's hearts change. He would rather give her the benefit of a doubt, than throw her under the bus for someone far worse.

[onyx]

THANK YOU.
I read your post correctly.
JMJ. It's so damn simple.

[JeffAtlanta]

Rush is "split" by the fact he's not thrilled with this nominee, yet by the same token, wants to see the process through to the end, whereby she gets a fair hearing and a fair up and down vote.

A person can be against or disappointed with the nomination but still want the process to run to the end. Those aren't mutually exclusive.

Rush was disappointed from day one but held out hope that Bush was doing some sort of strategery.

To be clear, many who are disappointed with the nomination want Miers to withdraw so that the conservative movement is not damaged by the resulting repercussions of the nomination hearings.