>> Not so fast. The long and the short of it is she didn't come to this dance with you, she came with "W". "W" picked her, "W" wants her and this IS his dance to arrange, not yours or mine. She is not done until "W" says so. <<
Maybe we're done with W.
"Maybe we're done with W"
Maybe "WE" are not. doh
Speak solely, I do not agree.
And what are we supposed to do until Jan. 20, 2009?
Good GRIEF this stuff is getting out into the ozone.
Look, I'm not turning cartwheels of joy over this pick, check my posts right after it was announced, but I'm realistic enough to know that if there's a revolt on the right that sinks this nomination, President Bush's administration is going to suffer irreparable damage to the point where he probably might as well just head on back to Texas, because he will be the lamest of lame ducks with no way of turning back.
Everybody seems to think that if the "base" makes its will known, then the president will get the message and appoint Janice Rogers Brown to this post ... and she was my choice, BTW. But while I have no way of knowing this for sure because I'm not privy to the discussions at the White House, everything bit of political acumen I've gained in nearly 40 years, literally since childhood, of following politics is screaming in my ear that there is no scenario, none, nada, zip, ain't gonna happen, metaphysically impossible, in which the president is going to nominate somebody to the court who would be that problematic in the Senate. Mainly because IMHO he realizes that our best and only shot of invoking the constitutional option has come and gone and isn't likely to return, and he's more inclined to direct his remaining political capital elsewhere. So if Miers gets dumped, prepare to be disappointed again.
I cannot believe after the president's great speech today, we are still getting bogged down on this malarkey.