[Young Scholar]

C'mon guys. Show Gary some respect.

Even though his support for Miers may have been clouded and based on a single issue (religion) and therefore wrong in principle - what he did as a Green Beret (see his tag line) in Vietnam deserves some respect.

You're right--though I didn't see the part about him being a Green Beret at the time. I just don't like the idea that anyone who opposes someone religious is therefore anti-religious, when in many cases nothing could be farther from the truth.

Case in point: even Gary probably opposed "Evangelical" Jimmy Carter.

[Condor51]

***...I didn't see the part about him being a Green Beret at the time***

Its easy to miss as not everyone picks up on what his tag line means or the "SpFc" after his name.

And again, maybe I'm being too deferential of what he was and did.

[GarySpFc]

Even though his support for Miers may have been clouded and based on a single issue (religion) and therefore wrong in principle - what he did as a Green Beret (see his tag line) in Vietnam deserves some respect.

I have stated many times on FR I do not consider Jimmy Carter a true Evangelical.

My real support for a religious judge has to do with the Souters and O'Conners. A solid believer will not change over time. One only has to look at the solid conservatives on the court; Scalia, Thomas, and Roberts. These individuals can be counted on not to change. Many of you did not see it, but Miers fits the same mold, maybe not in scholarship with Scalia or Thomas, but she is solid in her belief system. There was just too much disinformation put out about her on FR.

[GarySpFc]

I think we now know why Leo Leonard withdrew and went home yesterday.

I think we also know why Scalia has stated he would not go through the process now.