Harriet Miers the pick AP

[johnmecainrino]

Harriet Miers

[fight_truth_decay]

True, but she was a conservative Texas Democrat.

..when there were only Democrats to choose from at the time in Texas when she donated to the Gore campaign under the suggestion from the firm for which she worked at the time. But she voted for Bush. She got behind Kay Baily Hutchinson who was attacked by one of our recent favorites-Hello My Name is Earl(e).

[Eaker]

BTW, you forgot to add Sandy Burglar to the list. Also CFR. The prescription drug bill.

I did leave them off of the list. I wanted to make it a little less painful on the faceless folks in ohio.

Note that I don't capitalize ohio anymore.

Tom Eaker

[afnamvet]

I used to look at politics as sport or entertainment as well. But I'm just too old and tired to treat something so bland and (in the eternal sense) inconsequential, as entertainment.

I too am old. As one ages, priorities change and what used to be important in life no longer matters.

{opening can of ensure}I used to play sports in the political sense, but now I'm just a spectator and commentator.

[ohioWfan]

In the area of the judiciary he has been completely trustworthy, Peach. Our trust is well founded.

Fred Barnes was just saying on Special Report that it makes no sense that the President would have 'capitulated' on this nominee when he has been so steadfast on all the others. His goal from the beginning has been to move the court to the right, and I believe that is going to happen.

But we all need to wait to find out, and patience isn't always our strongsuit.

[Sea2ShiningSea]

http://beldar.blogs.com/beldarblog/2005/10/the_miers_nomin.html

This will really give you warm fuzzies ;o)

[Eaker]

I'll give you Bolton, but not the CHL.

Gov. Bush would have never been elected President if he had vetoed this bill. Texas would have been bluer than New York in 2000 if he had.

[Peach]

The wailing on FR today was appalling. And you're right; we're not terribly patient :-)

[ARealMothersSonForever]

1) Name every spending bill that President Bush has vetoed.None

2) Describe every effective measure that he has taken to stop the surge of illegal criminals into America.I almost tripped up on this one, because of the effective word. None

3) Describe every positive measure that he has taken to support the gun-owners that make up a vast majority of his base.On top of promising to extend the AWB if congress sent it to him, and mealy mouthing about legislation protecting manufacturers; there have been no positive measures supported by this administration.

4) Explain why he has done nothing to expose the corruption in the UN and tried to stop it.Maybe because this administration thinks the UN serves some kind of useful purpose, even though we conservatives that elected the administration think that the UN should be disbanded.

5) Explain why he and his father have their noses so far up a disbarred, adultering murder named Bill Clinton's ass.Political expediency, at the expense of the conservative base that elected them. Do I get any kind of prize? Or is this like p!ssin myself in a dark suit, where I get a warm feeling and nobody really notices?

[ohioWfan]

You are amusing me. When you get promoted to the ninth grade let me know, and maybe we can talk.

Until then, you are nothing more than a diversion from my discussions with the grown ups.....

(btw, I'm CHOOSING not to answer you, not because I don't have responses, but because you are a dweeb. :)

[pompelmous]

She will be the Michael Brown of the supreme court.

[ohioWfan]

There's a 'wailer' stalking me at this very moment, Peach.

And the funny thing is that he actually thinks he's cute......poor lad.....

Enough of this thread! I'm off for a brisk walk to burn up some of this impatience. See you later, friend. :)

[Michael Goldsberry]

"Gov. Bush would have never been elected President if he had vetoed this bill."

You got that right. The CHL veto was the downfall of "Tootsie", IMHO.

However, he did sign it and you and I are now packin'. I prefer the Arizona style "open carry" laws, but it's a start.

[Eaker]

I'm CHOOSING not to answer you, not because I don't have responses,

Stupid insults aside, you don't have the answers, ergo no responses.

There are no valid answers.

You lose.

You do understand that has been made crystal clear don't you?

PS: My name is Tom Eaker. What are you hiding "ohio"?

[Purrcival]

Look, I think I understand your anger. I just don't see this situation the same way you do. One of the reasons I was in line at my precinct at 5:00 AM on Election Day, after having worked all the previous day and night, was because I wanted to vote for President Bush and Johnny Isakson, because I knew that Supreme Court vacancies would probably be coming during this term. I wanted someone who would appoint and vote for judges who are strict constructionists who will not legislate from the bench and who will not consider international law as part of their decisions. I trusted President Bush to make such appointments, and I still trust him.

When you consider this appointment, you also need to consider who his "warriors" in the Senate are. He needs to play this very shrewdly. There are too many weak-spined Republicans in the Senate who will buckle under pressure, at this point. I think the President has taken all of these things under consideration. His judicial choices, so far, have been excellent. We were skeptical of Roberts, but see how that turned out? I think we may end up being pleasantly surprised with Miers, so I'm taking a wait-and-see attitude. I really don't think the President has sold us out.

[Eaker]

You and Leapfrog have a consise understanding of the issues.

You both get the trophy!

ohio on the otherhand ..............

[ALWAYSWELDING]

Problem is....if a Dem contributer at age 50, she's not hardened in her convictions. She will drift, even if she tells the Prez she won't. She hasn't been in the conservative seat long enough. At age 60... that's not a good sign. Not a good sign at all.

I can't even believe I am having to write this. If not Janice now, with 55 Rep. Senators, then when? Souter had a laugh today. We all know it. He can't wait to invite her to the "cocktail parties".

[Gipper08]

I can no longer give the President the benefit of the doubt.

[Gipper08]

I can no longer give the President the benefit of the doubt.

[freedom4me]

I was pretty discouraged when I heard Bush's announcement this morning. Most conservatives wanted Bush to put up an "in-your-face" nominee and have a battle royale over him or her.

Rush made a statement today that I thought was telling: "If you had to go to war, would you want the Senate Republicans as your army?" This says a mouthful. Because we have so many RINOs in the Senate who have threatened to vote against strong conservatives like Janice Rogers Brown or Michael Luttig, Bush's options were limited. He didn't want to put up a nominee that would be "Borked".

Knowing the quality of judges that W has nominated for district and appellate courts, do we think that all of a sudden he lowered his standards for the Supreme Court? He knows Miers and he knows her philosophy. He also understands what is at stake.

The Vice-President did interviews with Rush and Hannity today. I think the White House underestimated the conservative backlash. Thus, they brought out the VP to do damage control.

Conservatives are very angry. From the posts I've read, the RNC will take a big financial hit in the coming months. This could mean trouble for the mid-term elections.

I'll wait to hear Miers during the hearings before passing judgment.

[Eaker]

I'm taking a wait-and-see attitude.

This is not the way I live my life. Don't take this the wrong way, but this is what a heroin addict does when they inject their latest acquisition in between their toes.

They have to wait-and-see. I prefer a more proactive approach like only taking legal, Doctor prescribed medicine.

I would prefer a real Constitutional constructionist not a shot in the dark. Especially when it was made clear that it had to be a woman which cut about 70% of the qualified applicants from the herd.

Finally, after researching our new Attorney General I really do find the President’s judgment suspect.