[dk/coro]

AlaskaEric, Let me please kindly differ. I am always a bit suspicious when preached to by pedigreed conservatives who have never heard the whine a bullet destined their way, in the service of their country!

The fact that Kristol, Will, Buchanan (a real washed-up has-been), Rush and "Legs" Coulter all have their collective noses out of joint tells me that "W" might be doing something right.

Please remember that his daddy sent George to fire Sununu -- and it took W" about 30 seconds to do so, in 1991. And, the Prez keeps his word -- which is something that is a true novelty in Washington.

So, to use a hackneyed phrase: "Limbaugh and Company -- Get Over It." And, another truism is in play here:

Where do the Limousine Conservatives have to go in this one? Answer: Nowhere !!! This steel magnolia will make Dolly and the girls look like wet sponges by comparison, before it is over.

There is nothing like having to meet a real-life payroll in a competitive operating environment to make Washington feel like kindergarten.

Just my rambling opinion, of course. *S*

[Chena]

Steel Magnolia! What an excellent choice of words. :)

[hsalaw]

"There is nothing like having to meet a real-life payroll in a competitive operating environment to make Washington feel like kindergarten."

Ditto to that (having done it myself, owning a small - six person - lawfirm for the last ten years). I think Ms. Meirs' real-life experience and the having-to-live-with-it knowledge of the consequences of a judge's opinion will be to her advantage on the bench.