[Frank T]

"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.

[spinestein]

[Bush owes his base something for their votes. OWES.]


This is exactly true for ANY elected official. And what is owed is results.

I have never said ANYTHING negative about Miers (you can check :^) ) but said I would wait to see how her hearings went until I decided what to think of her. Bush's largest base of support clearly wanted something different in a nominee (who is nothing more than a job applicant to be interviewed, discussed and voted on by the Senate) and it is now President Bush's obligation to provide results acceptable to his base.

No matter what happens here on this issue in the next few months, elections keep happening in the United States of America every two years, and the VOTERS who yell the loudest on election day get to drive the agenda bus.