Good.
They forgot that being a conservitive is not a bad thing out here in "fly over" country.
It's really hard to understand that an anti-American pro anything that is vile party doesn't win more elections in the U.S. Well, it is for the democrats.
It's odd to have the Dems finally agree with us on something.
Well, yeah. The Dems shouldn't forget that it was to a great degree Conservatives who objected to a yes-person, not a qualified jurist (Harriet what's her name) being his choice before this.
If they had clamored for quality when it was appropriate, they maybe wouldn't be a joke now.
What an idiotic statement.
Given the last few election cycles the dems should be wondering if they are the ones that are ideologically out of step with the country.
I was looking through some 'progressive' blogs linked at memeorandum last week. It's like an alternate universe. They still think they can stop Alito's confirmation.
"If only" the Democrats and the media would get on board.
Perhaps it's a cynical scam to gin up financial contributions to a non-existent "effort".
What wonderful news this headline brings to my Sunday.
Cry me a fudging Nile River!! I LOVE IT WHEN the RATS are Glum and Disheartened!! LOL!
They would have had their chance with Harriet Myers. Unfortunately for them, however, there are few people in this country more qualified for a spot on the Supreme Court bench than Judge Alito. They'll just have to live with it.
Let's just hope that the Pres has a chance to name at least one more to the Supreme Court before the end of his term....
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
A very good article. Very well written, very easy to read, very informative...despite the obvious bias of the authors. What good journalism should look like.
"Ahh... I love the smell of smoked rat in the morning."
Come November and the elections, they'll paint Alito and Roberts as extreme right wingers. They'll concentrate on Abramoff scandals, Bush's so-called usurpation of power, spying on phone calls, etc.. (The imperial presidency.) One pundit said recently on Fox that some 15 congressional seats were up for grabs, but that dems had a realistic chance for only 7 of them. The republicans would retain control unless the dems can paint all of them as crooks. Dem strategists are plotting to do just that.
That idiot in the WH whooped 'em agin.
The Democrats are in a bind on this, as many of us tried to tell some of the more nervous types here during the Miers near-debacle. People kept saying President Bush needs to nominate a stealth candidate with unknown views and no record of standing firm on the Constitution because the Democrats would Bork a truly great nominee.
But they can't Bork a nominee when they don't control the Senate, and may not even be able to if they did. Borking only works for sure when the Democrats control the Senate AND when there's a liberal media monopoly. Bork was successfully Borked because when he was nominated there was no FOX News, no conservative talk radio, no internet, and limited cable penetration.
Yes, the Democrats controlled the Senate when Bork came up, which helped the left, but they also controlled the Senate when Thomas was nominated a few years later. But the vicious smear of Thomas failed. Why? Because by then cable was more deeply ingrained in our culture and people actually watched the hearings, plus by then the Rush Limbaugh-driven talk radio revolution had blossomed. The Rats smeared Bork and there was no way for Bork to fight back. Not so for Thomas
It's even worse for the Rats now with FOX News, the internet, and other outlets which have broken the liberal media monopoly the Rats need to Bork someone. Imagine Teddy Kennedy's CAP smear being unleashed in the mid-80's. It would have gotten enormous traction since anyone trying to counter his lies would run into a brick wall trying to find an outlet to get their message to the public. All the public would hear would be CBS, ABC, NBC, Time, Newsweek, the NY Times, AP, and UPI repeating the smear over and over. But in 2006 the smear was exposed as a smear within hours. By the next morning, millions upon millions of Americans knew that Ted was lying.
These hearings, which the Rats once benefitted from, are now detrimental to them. Most people, upon seeing the likes of Dick Durbin or Chuck Schumer grilling someone, will side with the person being grilled. The Rats have lost their media monopoly, which they relied on the spin the hearings their way. Today, people not only hear another spin from guys like Rush, but they see the hearings themselves. This is why Biden wants to scrap the hearings.