Bush pick for high court outrages conservatives

Yahoo (Reuters) ^ | 10/03/05 | Steve Holland

[The_Victor]

They're watching us.

[bkepley]

Probably watching and laughing. Probably instigating.

[The_Victor]

I dropped an "s" when I cut and pasted the title. Could you change "conservative" to "conservatives"

[coconutt2000]

I agree... I've had this nagging feeling that someone has been rejoicing at the general hysteria caused by Bush's nomination... and now I know who...



Plus the idea that someone at DU has probably started a "FReepers Funnies" thread should put a damper on things.... should, but probably won't.

[cripplecreek]

I don't know enough about Harriet Miers to be outraged. I would have prefered Luttig or Brown.

I just don't see the point in building concensus with people who won't accept it anyway.

[EternalHope]

Doesn't outrage ME.

In fact, the more I learn about her the more I like her.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I don't see the point of picking a fight your own "team" won't help you win. The names you tossed out would not even make it out of committee.

[advance_copy]

I'm not outraged. I think the President has made a good choice for the Supreme Court.

[Heavyrunner]

Any word on the Democrat/Liberal response yet...

I think a lot of Freepers have raised valid concerns and points regarding this nomination, but I smell a flanking maneuver.

I'm not going to jump on the cronyism bandwagon or even the "Bush sold us down the river" bandwagon just yet.

I suspect there's either something we don't know about this nominee, and Bush feels like he'll be able to push a conservative under the Democrat radar...Or he's deliberately nominated one who will never pass confirmation so that his true choice enters the confirmation hearings a leg up politically. The Democrats are said to have let Roberts slide so they would have more political capital in opposing Bush's next nominee.

I am wondering if this isn't Bush's attempt to rob the Democrats of that capital and let them shoot down a lame duck nominee.

[onyx]

Exactly.

Divide and conquer.

It's all about ridiculing Bush.

[jla]

...the more I learn about her the more I like her.

Ditto!

[brooklyn dave]

It's really hard to understand where the Prez is coming from sometimes. Actually she really doesn't sound like a stellar pick...a nice lady, though. Bush can't help himself from picking people he has a personal relationship with...that seems more important to him than (in this case) their judicial philosophy.

[finnman69]

[nuffsenuff]

Dear Fellow Conservatives:

Miers was nominated by the same man who nominated John Roberts.

'Nuff said.

[JohnnyZ]

The names you tossed out would not even make it out of committee.

BS. Brown was recently confirmed in the full Senate. Luttig would be confirmed as well.

Why can't you deal with reality?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Well...Rush just nailed it.
If you were Bush, would you go to war against the Libs with the GOP Senate team he's been delt ?

[Dog Gone]

Manny Miranda, head of a conservative coalition called The Third Branch Conference, said Miers was "the most unqualified choice" for the high court since Lyndon Johnson tried to make Abe Fortas chief justice in 1968.

How about that dude nominated in 1972 with no judicial experience?

You know, the guy we just buried?

[mewzilla]

Snort. Rooters would print the same thing if the Right were doing handsprings.

[GarySpFc]

I was stunned and disheartened when I first heard the nomination. I'm an Enangelical Christian, and worked as vice-president for a pro-life group. After reading about this lady's personal life and talking to someone who knows her in Dallas....I'm rejoicing.

[mware]

Wait till they see over at DU that Fr. Pavone, from Priest For Life endorses her. That will make them howl.