Okay, I've gone from optimistic to cautiously optimistic to cautiously pessimistic to flat out pessimistic over the last week or so. I guess you could now accurately label me as a former member of the Pro-Miers crowd. And, based on past experience, I would consider myself a pretty good bellwether of the views of the typical hardcore pro-life evangelical. Which means the last bastion of support for this nomination has just dried up. I expect Dobson to start backtracking as well, if he hasn't already.
You or anyone else can bust on me or rub it in or whatever, but I was willing to compromise on almost every other point to get a solidly pro-life Justice. But if Miers is not that, then there's nothing left.
I will give this just to think about. If Roe vs. Wade is overturned it will go to the states and most states will pass some type of legal abortion. Except Utah. Far less human beings will be killed mind you. This would be a great thing don't get me wrong. I know, my family volunteers for a pro-life organization where we live.
Having said that, we can get a pro life candidate with any of the staunch constructionists we wanted in the first place, plus a whole lot more. Property rights, 2nd amendment rights, tax restraints, equal protection and not affirmative action, etc. etc.
No reason to settle. We deserve nothing good from The Lord due to our fall. We do deserve to have all of the above from an administration that promised us just that.