The Left is aiding and abbetting this, so that whoever eventually becomes the nominee can be portrayed as the candidate of the "extreme right Christians."
It would be helpful if all of the organizations opposed to Gonzalez would just be quiet for a few days. They aren't helping the cause one bit.
finally a voice of reason...it seems the stupid party is really the far right
Wouldn't it be more helpful for Bush to just hurry up and nominate a conservative and end the speculation? It's not like he hasn't had the last 6 years to think about it.
I oppose Gonzales because he's not the right man for the job.
If the president wants to appoint a Latino, fine. There are plenty of good Hispanic candidates, like Miguel Estrada or Emilio Garza.
But not Gonzales. I didn't want him as Attorney General, and I sure as heck don't want him appointed for life to the Supreme Court.
Maybe, but I think the far more accurate reason is that they believe Bush will nominate Gonzales. I don't believe taking credit is at the heart of their resistance. They are scared he'll nominate someone that is not a constitutionalist. I'm not frightened based on his prior record of Judicial nominations. At the moment, I'm giving him the benfit of the doubt since he earned it.
The Left is aiding and abbetting this, so that whoever eventually becomes the nominee can be portrayed as the candidate of the "extreme right Christians."
Bush is supposed to be the tool of "right wing Christians" according to same spin. The Left, regardless of truth, will state it is the case either way. As well as "right wing conservatives", dedicated to the erosion of women's rights. yada yada.
It would be helpful if all of the organizations opposed to Gonzales would just be quiet for a few days. They aren't helping the cause one bit.
Yes and no. Personally I think people have blown the possibility of Gonzales being appointed out of proportion. It's as though Bush's record up until now is meaningless. And I do think some people have been WAY out of line in their statements against. It's perfectly fine to object and lay the reason out on the table in measured manner. Quite another to treat him the way Brown, Pryor, Owens and the others were treated. Some people owe Gonzales an apology.
However, the Senate has earned no leniacy. Their record of leadership is minimal. There are people within the Senate body looking for any means to abandon the ship. had the GOP controlled senate behaved with principle and leadership to this point folks would trust them. It is their fault, not the people that elected them, that they have not earned trust that if left alone they will do right.
The Senate will do what it will, it always does. But the people that elected them do not have to trust them, they have the right to alert the Senators of the knowledge they serve the people...not the NYT's or the 'civility of the Senate body'.
That clinches it for me.
I'm going to start ranting against Gonzalez.