[notes2005]

Harriet Meirs was one of the names on a “no fillibuster” list. She is no conservative. I love President Bush but WHY WHY why did he do this when he could have chosen LUTTIG, ALITO, BROWN, JONES.

I just don't GET IT??????????

[msnimje]

She is no conservative

Guess what, George Bush IS NOT CONSERVATIVE.

[raybbr]

I love President Bush....

I just don't GET IT??????????

Now you know how many of us feel about illegals, the education bill, medicare and many other Bush time he has ignored the conservative side of his party.

Why do you still love him?

[M. Dodge Thomas]

Harriet Meirs was one of the names on a “no filibuster” list. She is no conservative. I love President Bush but WHY WHY why did he do this when he could have chosen LUTTIG, ALITO, BROWN, JONES.

I just don't GET IT??????????

Well, you can see the political logic - criminalizing the behavior of around 40% of female voters - most of them otherwise law abiding citizens - is probably not an attractive move from the perspective of someone like Karl Rove. The party likely can’t attract a much higher percentage of male voters than it already does, it needs to hold and increase the minority of women who now vote Republican to insure its current position as a bare majority party.

OTOH "social conservative" issues are not high on the priority list of the Corporatist side of the party, several major business groups announced this spring that they were not going to expend political capital on such efforts.

And probably, the logic is correct – if Meirs and Roberts do turn of to be only modestly social conservative most people here will probably vent a bit, and then turn around and vote Republican.