Posted on 10/27/2005 6:09:25 AM PDT by procomone
WASHINGTON - Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to be a Supreme Court justice Thursday in the face of stiff opposition and mounting criticism about her qualifications.
Bush said he reluctantly accepted her decision to withdraw, after weeks of insisting that he did not want her to step down. He blamed her withdrawal on calls in the Senate for the release of internal White House documents that the administration has insisted were protected by executive privilege.
"It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House — disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," Bush said. "Harriet Miers' decision demonstrates her deep respect for this essential aspect of the constitutional separation of powers — and confirms my deep respect and admiration for her."
Just roll over and give the leftists what they want to avoid one?
Whether or not you like it, we are having a cultural war within (as well as a real one externally). Pressing your advantage to win is the only logical alternative. The left will never negotiate in good faith, they will stab this country in the back every chance they get...
Don't get me wrong, I am glad she withdrew her name. I don't want to be surprised by any more supreme court picks. I don't like the "trust me" route. There are a lot of good conservative picks out there and if it means a struggle to get them thru then so be it. And I also don't subsribe to the thought that it HAS to be a woman. Pick the most qualified, period.
IMHO I believe the whole Harriet Miers nomination was a "rope-a-dope" operation from the Bush White House from the outset. GW was concerned that if he nominated someone like Janice Rogers Brown, etc. there would be a world war to get her confirmed. He knew he needed a greatly motivated and charged "conservative" base to get a Rogers confirmed, even if it meant using the "nuclear" option.
He has formed the perfect storm by having Miers make a number of minor mistakes along the way, then having her resign just as Patrick Fitzgerald is about announce the indictments against GW Bush aides Karl Rove and Scooter Libby. When Fitzgerald swallows his Kool Aid and does the bidding of the Democrat "Traitor/Treason" Party on Friday, the "conservative" base will solidly unite behind the President and his nominee and go forward with a political intensity never before seen.
GW Bush has set the stage for a real conservative to be approved to the Supreme Court, and the idiot Democrat Party has set the stage for a full blown conservative Republican revolt against the baseless charges brought forward by Patrick Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald and his Democrat friends are going down no matter what they do to Karl Rove or Scooter Libby, etc. Joe Wilson and his whole ilkd of lap dogs are nothing but traitors, and the average American will soon get it!!!
And, since I have been right in my political predictions since 1994 when the MSM universally predicted the Republicans would pickup twelve seats in the house at the maximum, or breakeven at best, and I predicted the Pubbies would gain thirty seats (I was in error, they gained 52 seats), I am predicting that the Republicans will gain seats in both the House and Senate in 2006!!! Stay tuned!!!
Fact is: the Democrat Party is lost and so is the MSM. They are living in a bubble of their own making and don't have a clue as to the real world that surrounds them.
I've never thought turning on someone like a pack of dogs was a good thing, no matter who is doing it to whom.
One need wonder no longer:
Principles.
A foreign concept to some, I know, but nonetheless, a motivating force.
Thats not really like Bush, but if he does that, he can say goodbye to his agenda for the next 3 years. Furthermore, it would no longer be a questions of whether Republicans run against Bush's administration in 2006.
I supported Bush`s choice of Miers and thought she would be confirmed. Now, we will never know. But the fact remains, she deserved an opportunity to speak out. This was a surprising decision, but not shocking. It appears that Bush is saying this decision had to do with release of internal WH documents. Something no President wants to hand over to the Senate.
And that has to do with my post how?
Well my dear FRiend.. be carefull where you put your set, it may get run over by the passing ship jumpers.. You really want this fight.. NOW? All or nothing? Well you may get your wish..
I would hardly call one post on Harriet Miers since her nomination, anxious. It is just the next scene in the saga, and what would you call what has already taken place, but a fight.
"All true. But completely inapplicable to the issue at hand. I certainly hope the anti-Miers brigaders are not planning to come out and take a bow now, claiming to have saved civilization"
Civilization is far from being saved, but at least the end of this nomination prevented one more nail from being driven into its coffin.
If he doesn't nominate someone until next year Sandra Day O'Connor will be the swing vote till then.
Hope all the toddlers will be happy with that scenario.
"but he's our president and it's his call. If you don't like it, tough."
That's not the nature of coalition politics. The biggest voting segment was clear about wanting conservative judges for the federal courts, especially the Supreme Court.
It's an informal agreement that Bush, in exchange for these votes, would work to enact this party plank.
There is no "if you don't like it, tough luck."
Bush owes his base something for their votes.
OWES.
"I never thought the people in my own party would be so cruel. It has been an eye opener to me."
Agreed. If the anti-Miers brigaders expect the conservatives who supported the president during this episode to jump on their bandwagon to hug and hold hands, they might find themselves disappointed at the level of enthusiasm for the next "gotcha" fight they want to instigate.
There's always a place for blind unquestioning loyalty, I suppose.
"Obviously, Bush did not think nominating Miers was the wrong thing to do. You might, I might, but obviously, he didn't."
So, is he infallible?
I'm afraid you are right. GOP has done a poor job and they have no one to blame but themselves. DEMS have been enjoying a great side show with all the problems we are having, they keep adding their digs via the MSM and we never respond, attack or stand up for the President or GOP.
sURE HOPE SO.
No I am not kidding at all.
I contacted the White House and my Senators and let them know I was furious about the nomination of a nobody to the court.
I am guessing that millions of other citizens did the same thing.
That is called our system working. The advice and consent clause was put in the Constitution precisely to thwart the President from appointing his friends or cronies. Sorry pal but Harriet never rose above that description.
If you choose to trust Bush, thats your business. Like Ronald Regan said it is up to the elected representatives to trust the people. Its not the other way around. Bush is not a king and he is not a dictator.
I voted for Bush primarily on a single issue and that is that he would be the one to shape the court for years to come.
If we are going to have a fight, lets have a worthwhile fight for a candidate worthy of our effort.
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