I'm sorry, did Roberts rule on something already and I missed it? Because, he did a stellar job of making the Democrats look like idiots, but frankly, we don't know where he stands on the issues, either. Coulter's beef is that he is relatively unknown compared to Luttig. That said, he has a much better chance at being what we hope for, but Miers is an awful pick. Look at the firestorm he created. He could have gone with Edith Jones and at least had a united party working to keep the liberal senate republicans on the same team and rammed it through.
How could his aids come up with: "Well, let's just nominate Harriet - the conservatives will take her because we say so."
Nice lady. Terrible choice.
I beleive she did say in comparison.
Ann's big point has been that the Republicans have control of the house, senate, and presidency, it's their game to lose with regard to nominees, and Bush has been choosing folks that are a lot more middle of the Road than need be.
A democrat war on nominees would only further marginalize the democrats, it's worth the fight, to bring die hard conservative 'lets overturn roe v wade today' types to the court.
No, she thought he was an unknown quanity, and he is. Why risk an unknown quanity was her take on the Roberts appointment, also we do not yet know how Roberts will turn out, but it is interesting to note that the GOP has appointed the vast majority of the SC since WW2. The GOP does not have a history of appointing conservative judges which is something that Ann would like to change.
Yes. Why is that confusing?