"Weyrich lectured Mehlman that he was finished with trusting Republican Presidents on Supreme Court nominations. He had already done five “trust-mes,” Weyrich said."
Let me tell you a story from my own personal experience. My boss once needed to pick someone to represent our organization at headquarters. He selected a marginally competent and extremely loyal guy who had worked with us for years. When I asked the boss why, he said, "this guy may not be the best, but he'll do exactly what we want." Well, you already know the rest of the story. This guy got promoted into the headquarters job and was extremely loyal...to his new boss. We held no sway, and our old crony worked tirelessly against us.
Facts are, you really don't know how someone is going to act until they are placed in a position of authority, but you can increase your odds by picking a person who has fought for your goals on their own. Harriet Miers, no matter what the president says, is not the best pick for the job. She isn't even close. If she WAS, we wouldn't be having these heated discussion on FR.
No, it's not. There have been plenty of conservative pundits coming out for Miers. Sowell wrote a very good piece on the subject, and his analysis tends to be very rational and sober, unlike folks like Norquist and Weyrich, who have their own power bases and interests.
A bit off. It is rather the conservative voters who are blindly betting on an untested aide for the next couple of decades. It's like betting on a horse who has never won a race and is touted by the jockey.
Wasn't Gillespie the waterboy for the administration's open-borders immigration position? I'm starting to not like that guy.
The very fact that BUSH did NOT expect this backlash shows he is out of touch with the conservative base and is more concerned with Reid and Schumer
Wrong.
Another "woe is us" tale.
Any word yet on how senator Philip Uster is planning to vote?
That's not true - but of course you knew that when you said it.
I am not going to be convinced by lie, after lie, after lie. Try factual arguments for a change.
So was OJ's.
Dr. Dobson was 'summoned' to the White House for a briefing on Harriet M., since he'd begun to waffle on his enthusiasm for her. I can't imagine any democrat voting for an Evangelical Christian, especially one who seems to be pro-life. She may not make it through the process, in which case Bush will be in a weaker position and may not have the stomach to nominate a strong conservative with a paper trail.
I was a strong supporter of Pres. Bush. I can no longer support him. Doing nothing about illegals, spending like a drunken sailor, rehabilitating Bill Clinton, failure to veto McCain-Feingold (and any other bill)Brown at FEMA,no WMD, lack of vision on Iraq, the nomination of Harriet Miers, etc. have all been major disappointments.