Posted on 10/04/2005 10:39:32 AM PDT by ajolympian2004
Ann Coulter just took apart President Bush's SCOTUS nominee on the air during her appearance on the Mike Rosen show here in Denver on 850am KOA. She called for listeners to write their senators to oppose the nomination. Wish you could have heard it!
Ann said - "Totally unqualified", called Judge Roberts "a 'dream' candidate in light of this nomination", mentioned "cronyism" over and over. Much more that I'm trying to digest. I called the station to see if they saved the audio, but no luck on that. Mike Rosen was just about speechless as Ann went on and on about why this was a lousy choice.
I agree with Ann. Huge mistake and missed opportunity.
Ann's choice, Janice Rodgers-Brown. Not enough intestinal fortitude in the White House to go with that choice.
Can't wait for Ann's column on this nomination later this week.
The donation to Gore was brought up by a reporter, not by Reid. I saw the exchange when he was standing with Ms. Miers on Monday. As for the probabtive value of the donation, I think it's negligible - but not because I believe your assertion that the donation was "by the firm." Individual donors are required to disclose the name of their employer.
I also don't mistake Senator Reid's statements as supportive of her becoming a Supreme Court Justice. He said she was not on the "must filibuster" list, and went on to deliver a summary of her career, as well as noting that she is very personable, and that she promptly answers telephone messages. His "support" of the nomination has no substance, yet.
However, looks like his ploy is working with many, many who claim to be on our side.
Conservatives don't need any help from Reid to split. The vast majority of FR posts are superficial criticisms and comments, and don't reflect how any issue will be resolved on the merits. That is, I think the "split" perceived here is also superficial and/or fleeting. What matters is the votes on election day; and any influence active constituents (read "$$$$$" and votes) have with their Senators on the confirmation matter.
Really? I didn't know that. No one really knows I suppose until votes are cast by the new SCJ.
Bump for later.
I have presented clear evidence that she is much much more of a constitutional expert than Miers; if her persona puts you off so much and cannot see her opinions objectively, that's your problem.
I think we're just going to disagree on this, sorry.
Oh please...we need smart, knowledgeable people to articulate our side. Sheesh--what is your point other than you don't like her? Please...cap that emotion and be objective.
I was dissapointed in Ann's comments. Fine, you don't agree with the decision, have your say-- but she went too far. I thought I was listening to
Bill Maher for God's sake!
Let's have SOME distiction here between the left and the right.
Nah. Ann would rather be clever than thoughtful, would rather throw bombs than actually build something, and I really think we can do better than Al Franken-style articulators if we need someone to fill that role.
You are letting Harry Reid run your mind. Btw, Bush is not a dictator. RINOS, RINOS, RINOS. Ever hear of them? You failed to give Bush a grade on loosing his magic wand that he was issued as President to wave over all the other branches of gov and to correct all the wrongs of 50 yrs. I wish you had not voted for Bush. That would have been much more appropo.
Apparently he lost his veto pen as well.
That's a valid point, but there's another issue that occurred to me as well. I am hopeful that if Ms. Meirs' beliefs are deeply rooted conservative ones with a basis in her faith, she is less likely to be moved toward the more liberal agenda by fellow Justices.
I didn't say we would be united if not for Harry Reid. But his specific ploy is working at the moment.
The evidence is in the constant quoting of Harry Reid's supposed support of Miers as absolute proof that Bush has betrayed us all. The further implication is that Bush is dumb. If not a Lefty himself, Bush would have to be dumber than a rock to get his pick from Harry Reid, and that is exactly what he he being accused of by many on the "right".
This is becoming la la land. Like the land of the Left. It has now infected many of us. Ad nauseum, ad nauseum, ad nauseum. It is everywhere. You can't look up without seeing it or listen without hearing it.
Domestic discretionary spending is in decline from what it went up every year under Clinton. The current budget actually cuts it from the first time in forever.
Bush is smart not to veto massive bills that contain everything needed to run the government but also contain some pork. I am glad he has not listened to the stupids who yell VETO without bothering to look at the fact of where discretionary is going down WITHOUT giving the Dems their great desire of yelling, hey, Bush vetoed the American Gov. and shut it down. Remember Newt Gingrich and the shutdown?
But that is neither here nor there.
You are an insult thrower, you have no actual substance to what you are pushing. You think you are clever with your little baby report card as if it proved something. Your one liners are the greatest since sliced bread (NOT). There is no there, there.
Too bad you voted for Bush.
I hope you take it back a thousand times.
BWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAA!
But how do we know for sure that he hasn't? I completely agree with the posters who have said, in different ways, that it would have been a lot easier on everybody's mind had the pick been someone who is a documented conservative. No question, we'd all be breathing easier now. That does not mean, however, that this nominee definitely is going to tend liberal if she is confirmed. You claim that the President did not keep his word with this appointment, based on your "gut" telling you we have "been had." Let's hope you are mistaken. Your gut feelings may be accurate, but we can't be sure. Just because we can't prove the positive (conservative viewpoint) for Ms. Meirs, doesn't necessarily prove the negative (liberal tendencies). There are some hopeful signs in her background as well. So while I too wish we'd seen a truly and obviously conservative pick, for many reasons, doesn't it make sense at least to withhold judgment a bit on this one? No one has to come up cheering this nomination, but the negativism, at this stage, seems premature to me.
If she turns out exactly as he has described and presented then he hasn't "fooled" you. You simply don't believe him.
Sorry, but I disagree.
The prescription medicine bill alone will eclipse anything that Bill Clinton enacted. In addition the following should have been vetoed:
The farm aid bill
The highway bill
Campaign finance reform
And yes, I remember the shutdown. I viewed it as a positive step. Democrats seem to yell about anything nowadays, so it really doesn't pay to mollify them. Let them scream.
And if I've issued any insults towards you, I apologize, but I don't recall insulting you.
You missed the part where I said the use of Reid's "support" as evidence of left-leaning my Ms. Miers is a superficial argument. It doesn't even withstand application of the facts - for one thing, Reid's "support" is "relief the nominee is not on the short 'must filibuster' list."
This is becoming la la land. Like the land of the Left. It has now infected many of us. Ad nauseum, ad nauseum, ad nauseum. It is everywhere. You can't look up without seeing it or listen without hearing it.
This is a chat room. Most of the chat is idle and superficial. In all the noise, there is some signal.
FR is a difficult tool to use, but rewarding if one takes the time to filter through the crap.
I understand your argument and indeed she may turn out to be in the mold of a Scalia and Thomas. On the other hand she may turn out to be more liberal than Ruth Bader Ginsburg. My point and the point of a lot of conservatives is why have we been put into this position?
Conservatives have backed this President to the hilt. Dubya should have selected a bonafide conservative with a proven track record. There are literally dozens of attractive, brilliant conservative jurists and others he could have chosen. But what purpose did it serve for Dubya to choose the only one on his short list that Senator Reid, Senator Schumer and other DemoRats said would not be automatically filibustered? It sure looks to me like the DemoRats threw down the gaunlet and Dubya caved! Or, it looks like Dubya feels that personal loyalty should be rewarded by offering a Supreme Court seat. I just think that loyalty to his principles, the constitution, the country and fellow conservatives should have come before paying off a loyal friend and servant -- especially when the composition of the Supreme Court is at stake. I just don't get Dubya on this one. I am truly disappointed and baffled.
Understood, and I certainly didn't take your comment that way. I took it as Reid's stance being used as a wedge. I agree that Reid's stance is thrown out as support for the proposition that Ms. Miers is left-leaning. I dismiss that connection out of hand. It's a BS connection, and while it merits independent research, needn't be refuted by the serious student.
The other point I was making was that whether Reid liked her or not, some conservatives would express disappointment in the nomination. That expression, ON ITS OWN, is enough to create division. See Bush cheerleaders.
Simple - he's afraid of a fight.
That's why he hasn't vetoed a single bill. Not one.
W threatened to veto a spending bill over a certain dollar amount, but Congress sent him one anyway. What did he do? He buckled and signed it. W said McCain-Feingold was un-Constitutional, but when it was passed and sent to his desk - guess what? He caved and signed it. For some reason, he's deathly afraid of a fight with Democrats in Congress.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - I just can't understand how the President can fight so hard to do the right thing overseas, whatever the consquences, and be so afraid to do the right thing here at home.
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