[smoothsailing]

President Bush has made his choice.He doesn't need or seek the approval of Coulter,Kristol,Buchanan,Farah,or even me.

But for the record, I support his choice.He has frustrated me on some issues, but not on judicial appointments.He record there is solid.For what it's worth,that's where I stand.

[smoothsailing]

OOPS! He record=His record.

[dawn53]

Although they were not "stealth" candidates such as Miss Miers has been painted, Justices Kennedy and O'Connor never hung as millstones around the neck of Ronald Reagan in conservative lore. No one knows or ever can know for certain how a justice will act once on the bench, but maybe we should be taking Miers her at her word when she said in her acceptance speech

And a hearty AMEN to this paragraph!

Ever hear a Reagan conservative say Reagan betrayed us because Kennedy and O'Connor have turned out to be more liberal than thought. You'll hear plenty about Souter and GHWB, but not about Reagan's appointments. Why is that????

[rightinthemiddle]

Agreed.

I was b*tchin' like everybody else a couple of days ago, but W may have made the wisest choice to appease his base by choosing Miers.

There are plenty of wars to fight right now. We don't need to be flailing around like a bunch of Dimocrats.

[Graybeard58]

But for the record, I support his choice.

Well, he has at least two of us supporting him then.

[Condor51]

already posted

Posted by Pokey78

On News/Activism 10/05/2005 5:36:27 AM PDT · 19 replies · 527+ views

[Paloma_55]

1st off...she WILL be approved.

2nd off... once approved, we will see how she does.

It would be hugely ironic if she turned out to be the "iron lady" of the court.

[meandog]

But for the record, I support his choice.He has frustrated me on some issues, but not on judicial appointments.He record there is solid.For what it's worth,that's where I stand.

RI-i-i-i-i-ght < /sarc>...just like he promised "my SC nominees" would always be in the "mold of Thomas and Scalia" and just like his old man promised "read my lips no new taxes" (the apple does not fall far from the tree--or in this case, Bush).

[TXBubba]

I'm starting to relax and come around also. I really do think the initial shock was the fact I knew nothing about her and frankly was all built up for a fight. I think the fight issue has a lot to do with conservative pundits also. A lot of them probably had their articles written to defend any other candidate W would have picked.

[msnimje]

Just a quick reminder here.

This nomination is a LIFETIME appointment to the SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The stakes are too high to put on someone who "seems" to be "acceptable."

[conservative blonde]

Me too. I think Harriet is a "what you see is what you get "kind of person, just like George Bush (43)

[Ol' Sparky]

And, what exactly are going to do if Miers or Roberts doesn't end up being an originalist in the Scalia mold? Vote Republican, accept stealth nominees and get out your lucky rabbit's foot in the future?

We've been given four stealth candidates over 25 years and only ONE ended up being a conservative. Why in the world do you accept and think this strategy is going to work this time?

[Ol' Sparky]

Though the president has picked a few Cabinet clunkers, he has a stellar conservative record when it comes to judicial appointments; nominating Miguel Estrada, Priscilla Owens, William Pryor, Michael McConnell and yes, John Roberts, who was also initially pilloried by some on the right.

He had a stellar record when up for election and re-election. He also appointed Alberto Gonzales to a court in Texas and signed legislation naming a highway after notorious abortionist John Coleman.

The only appointments that matter are to the Supreme Court. We've gotten two maybes rather than originalists with proven track records.

[FastCoyote]

Harriet is a stealth candidate, an admission of weakness and pandering. If you put lipstick on a pig it's still a pig. She's too old and a mediocrity.

Just ask yourself, is this the swing jurist we worked 25 years for? The best candidate possible to stop the erosion of constitutional law? Anyone who answers yes is just a fat liar.