Posted on 10/27/2005 8:57:20 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
Harriet Miers’ withdrawal from her Supreme Court nomination demonstrates that ultraconservatives are so determined to swing the Supreme Court sharply to the right that they pounded their own president’s nominee into submission, and now demand a nominee with unquestioned far-right credentials, said Ralph G. Neas, President of People For the American Way.
“It’s an astonishing spectacle. The unelected power-brokers of the far right have forced the withdrawal of President Bush’s own Supreme Court nominee, before a confirmation hearing has even been held. President Bush’s complete capitulation to the far-right interest groups is astounding. The ultra-right wing dominance of Republican Party politics is complete, and they have dealt a terrible blow to an already weakened President and his administration,” said Neas. “Right-wingers are openly saying they elected Bush to put a battle-ready ultraconservative on the court to replace the moderate Sandra Day O’Connor, and they’re demanding a new choice – bipartisanship, moderation and mainstream Americans be damned.”
Neas said that while his group had initial concerns about Miers’ qualifications, he was willing to wait for document disclosure and the confirmation hearings to assess the nomination. Meanwhile, the drumbeat against Miers from special interest groups on the right grew in coordination and intensity, dooming the nomination.
Neas urged Bush to resist calls for an ultraconservative nominee.
“After this sorry episode, the best way for the President to demonstrate leadership and recover strength would be to choose a nominee with a great legal mind and mainstream legal philosophy who could draw bipartisan support. The President must not let the extreme right dictate his next choice, but instead choose a nominee who can bring us together and maintain a fair and independent balance on the Supreme Court,” he said.
Is that Liberalese for citizens of a conservative bent?
Neas knows about 'unelected power brokers'. Another case of projection!
If the president DID capitulate to the far right, what makes anyone think his next nominee will be a "mainstreamer" ?
Unlikely.
If only that was true...
Will someone please ask any Democrat who represents the "ultra-leftwing" of the Democrat party?
Heh. Neas only WISHES his group could display as much (alleged) sway. It must suck to be him.
Ohmigod, was that predictable or WHAT??
The political spectrum as seen by the left, and, below, a more accurate analog:
L******C*****Ultrarightwing Fascists
L*******CL*******C*******CR*******R
Dear Mr. Neas:
As an unelected power-broker of the left, you have never missed an opportunity to attempt to influence who gets on the Supreme Court and other federal benches. Don't tell me you were silent on the sidelines when Miguel Estrada was up.
That's liberalese for an electoral majority, yes.
"a nominee who can bring us together and maintain a fair and independent balance on the Supreme Court"
Where does the left get this cr*p? There's nothing in the Constitution or anywhere else which requires there be "a fair and independent balance" on the Court, nor that the justices "bring us together." They're there to interpret the Constitution, not play nice with the MSM.
It's a glorious day in America, Brother!
Seems to me Mr. Neas has a wee case of power envy. He's probably wondering what it's like to have a popular (and coherent) ideology.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
BE AFRAID, NEAS, BE VERY AFRAID!
So why is this a bad thing to Neas?
Seriously, since when did leftists give a feces about intra-Republican party turmoil?
what a friggin idiot.
He's a lobbyist and he's calling other 'lobbyist' unelected power brokers.
the ivory white tower of these leftist is astonishing.
"Pick a bipartisan, mainstream, middle-of-the-road..." Damn it, Neas - just admit it that you want Bush to pick yet another milquetoast quasi-socialist again...why can't liberals just be honest for once?
His statement should have been spoken by a toddler experiencing a temper tantrum.
I can guarantee you that Ralph Neas is quaking in his boots.
Because if they were they would have NO political power in the congress or anywhere else.
Because Miers was their wet dream GOP nominee to the bench.
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