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You know something? What the Miers incident proved is that compromise gets you nothing. We compromised and compromised as George W. Bush morphed into Lyndon Johnson. Then we took a stand, and all of a sudden, not only will we get what we want in a new nominee, but there are also spending reductions and border control measures being advanced.

Being an ALL OR NOTHING conservative works. Being a compromising "compassionate conservative" is little different from simply agreeing with the liberals.

When I see some compromise on the other side of the aisle then this policy might be worth revisiting. Until then it is imperative that we produce at least as much pressure from the right as the Left does with its 24/7 attack machine, or the Left will get its way.

The ALL OR NOTHING conservatives that were being referenced in the previous post were those dimwits who want it all or they will not participate.

If you are out there fighting and are demanding it ALL before you stop fighting, that is a totally different story.

It's absolutely fine to criticize the president vigorously all the time, just make sure you also show up on Election Day.

Yes, I agree. Compromise got us the Education bill. Compromise got us Campaign Finance Reform. Compromise has gotten us unparalleled spending that even Clinton couldn't have dreamed of proposing. (There's also quite a bit of entitlement mentality as well....did you read about the exchange between Senators Coburn and Specter on the Senate floor regarding the new CDC visitors center? It is a classic!) Compromise got us a Senate majority that acts like the minority. Compromise got us the preservation of the filibuster of judicial nominees courtesy of the Gang of 14. Compromise got us to fight a PC war instead of doing what needs to be done. Compromise has gotten us a border that is leaker than a sieve (and believe me, when the next domestic attack happens and we find that that person came over either border the resulting conflagration will make the Miers flap look like the ripple caused by a raindrop hitting the ocean!)

I think the Senators were a bit surprised at the strength of the reaction against Ms. Miers. Hopefully, they realize again that it will pale in comparison to what is in store for them should the President actually nominate an actual qualified originalist to replace O'Connor! As forceful as we were in opposition to Miers when it became apparent that she wasn't the type of nominee that had been promised, we will redouble our efforts to ensure the confirmation of a Luttig or Alito. A Senator who stands in the way of the confirmation of a qualified originalist will have plenty of time in his retirement to try to figure out how he lost his next primary race! I also think we need to stop this strategy of supporting incumbent RINOs against primary challenges by genuine conservative candidates simply to preserve traitors with an R after their name as is happening with the Chaffee primary!

What the Miers incident proved is that compromise gets you nothing.

You are confusing compromise for political gain with compromise of your principles.

To compromise in order to move the ball in your direction is a better alternative to getting nothing at all. To compromise your principles on a nominee that you have full control over is ludicrous.