CNN: HARRIET MIERS HAS WITHDRAWN!

[sinkspur]

You're asking Bush to be a robot. He's a human being, and human beings can do some strange things when they've been humiliated.

Bush will not take out any ire with a new nominee. He knows he doesn't need the aggravation. But, I don't suspect he'll do much to advance them.

No, I think Bush will wait and pick another area of policy in which to differentiate himself from the fringers.

Bush is not going to allow himself to be a captive to any particular part of the GOP.

Reagan didn't do it, and Bush won't either.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for your reply!

I want the court to follow the laws as written and within reason, the spirit of the origin. If we do this, if we don't like a ruling then we just change the law.

That is no doubt what you will get - a moderate - but please remember that prior decisions are settled law as well - and thus, all the straying from the original intent can never be corrected without legislation.

[AmishDude]

Kristol opposes the President when he truly disagrees with him. He may well dislike the President. But Kristol is not going to use the Miers opportunity to bring down the Bush administration at the cost of the party and principles he believes in, which was the ludicrous charges made on this thread.

Kristol is ambitious and would undermine the president if it would get him more facetime on FNC or a top position in a McCain administration. It's not that he doesn't have principles and an ideology -- he does -- but he cares a great deal more about his own professional success.

[Warren_Piece]

Why on earth are you trolling a Miers thread trying to start a religious argument? You're not going to convince theists that there is no God, and they aren't going to convince you that He exists. The people on the sidelines will do what they will; no one will become an atheist to impress you.

Please go find a relevant thread to show how much smarter you are than everyone else.

[Stellar Dendrite]

lol he/she gets smacked around more than any other poster

[BigSkyFreeper]

...I continue to wonder why the idea of killing one infant is so absurdly over the top...

One is too many.

[JeffAtlanta]

True .. but it would be nice if our side didn't give them ammo to hit us with

Agreed, but tell that to the president. He is the one who created a wedge issue against his own party. This is not the first time either.

[Maximus of Texas]

I's think I'll have me some of dem french fried pertaters, ,mmmmmm

[Rockiesrider]

"I, for one, supported Miers because I am an intellectual elitist. Although she did receive a law degree -- a negative indicator of intelligence -- her undergrad degree was in mathematics. This makes her the smartest person ever nominated to the court."

Guess she figured that the numbers were against her...thats IS smart

[Cboldt]

Then you are depriving us of your wisdom, Cboldt. Senate rules are just that -- rules. They can be changed. And if the Senate rules undermine clear constitutional requirements, then they should be changed.

I agree that the intent of the Constitution is not being followed, and that the Senate is dysfunctional.

As for my wisdom, well, after being told this and similar a few times ...

If not, go away and stop bothering the adults.

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Have a good wallow in your own superiority to every thinking person out there.

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[You are] someone [who] cannot win through a reasoned argument

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You are still JUST thrashing around rather then admit your emotional based position is just so much nonsense.

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When the absurdity of your position was pointed out to you, you immediately started whining "you are all just attacking me". No what we are doing is pointing out repeatedly the intellectual vacuity of your arguments. Unfortunately you seem complete unwilling to considering anyone else position but your own. Simply putting your hands over you ears and screaming your opinions over and over and over will NOT help you make the case. You have to actually address the points made to you NOT just keep screaming your opinion over and over and over. Too bad for you that YOU do NOT get to dictate to everyone else what to think. Sorry you find it so difficult to accept reality that your argument is irrelevant.

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Thanks for showing your true colors, DUmmy.

... well, I'm just a human too.

[AmishDude]

This is priceless...

I am the one and only AmishDude.

[Siena Dreaming]

One person actually said Miers was "creepy looking" and "a frau" and because we have a society who hires based on looks she couldn't pass.

Ugh...I tried to stay away from the sexist label with that guy but it was impossible.

[dinoparty]

Retired Senators are not the elite (i.e. "non-people")? This is getting wacky...
Anyway, if you interviewed most of the "people" today, they would say that its the Supreme Court's job to decide policy questions such as abortion. Sad, but true. This is why we need somebody who can intelligently articulate the opposite position.

[Nameless]

Good!
Then you won't mind citing the evidence of your "soul" you allege comes from "God," will you? (or a god-like radiating body)

[adam_az]

"And he'll fracture the party even more if, God forbid, he picks Janice Brown."

How do you figure?

[rcocean]

Ok.

I guess you have to get to the schoolwork.

[JeffAtlanta]

Me:I want the court to follow the laws as written and within reason, the spirit of the origin.
You: That is no doubt what you will get - a moderate

It's not clear how someone how an origialist or a textualist could be considered a moderate.

The terms moderate, liberal and conservative have no meaning in the judicial arena. They only apply if the person violates their obligations and bases rulings on political ideology rather than the actual law.

We have a legislative branch to write the laws and we have method to amend the constitution, why blur the lines and put the judicial branch into legislative business?

[TAdams8591]

"but he cares a great deal more about his own professional success."

Enough to bring down the president, the Republican Party, and the SC Court?

I'm sorry I just don't see it.

[JeffAtlanta]

One person actually said Miers was "creepy looking" and "a frau" and because we have a society who hires based on looks she couldn't pass.

I'll ping you whenever anyone says anything similar about Ted Kennedy, Hilliary Clinton or any other leftist.

[flashbunny]

"Guess she figured that the numbers were against her...thats IS smart"

LOL.

And her great writings just proved her uber genius.