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Posted on 10/08/2005 3:00:04 PM PDT by AntiGuv
ping!
They must not be following things too closely
I wouldn't call John Roberts an "uninspired choice." These editorialists did not interview Roberts in the oval office. Bush knows his views extremely well at this point. A man like Roberts is not going to lie to the President in an interview in the oval office.
The bushbots will be here shortly to condemn these "elitists".
And neither do we. All Republican Senators voted for Ruth Vader Ginsberg. GW nominated Harriet Miers and she will be confirmed. That's the truth of it. Get over it.
The Tories need to clean up their own act. They have been in the wilderness since they pushed Maggie Thatcher over the side, and there are no signs yet that they have found a decent leader.
This is taking a swipe at Conservatives and Republicans.
This screed seems to mention the SCOTUS nominees in passing (characterizing recklessly Roberts and Miers as seemingly two peas in the same pod) as a launch pad for a jihad against Bush for wrecking the Reagan revolution, and is not bothered with many specifics. Just what was the Reagan revolution, and just how is Bush wrecking it? Reagan and Bush both didn't mind spending money to grease the political wheels, both were into deficits and tax cuts (well Reagan largely reversed his, and Bush hasn't reversed his but whatever), and both were strong on defense, and both favored or favor in effect immigration amnesties. The only thing I can see Bush wrecked was Reagan's gift for communication, which Bush does not have, and never did, and never will.
Grow up. Your insipid name calling is embarrassing. If you don't like George Bush you're free to say so. But this isn't third grade recess, calling good people 'Bushbots' is childish, uncalled for and beneath the dignity of a real Freeper.
HaHa! Look at the goodwill that got them!
Oh also, the author didn't live up to his Manchurian candidate headline. Who is the man or woman or evil organization behind the curtain pulling the Bush sockpuppet strings? The theme of the headline is totally absent from the ensuing text.
I expect Harriet to get on the court and then proceed to kick the crap out of liberal elitists. She and Roberts will refuse to create special rights to gay marraige and abortion at any time for any female at any age. These special rights do not exist in our constitution and these two will refuse to amend our contstitution by judical decree.
I suspected that the Roberts slight would draw particular notice, and I disagree with that point as well. Roberts was in fact an inspired choice, and is eminently qualified for the position in my view. Now, whether he is the ideological rock that one might wish him to be is another matter altogether. I think it's the latter that induces the comment, because as I've said from the beginning, Roberts is in fact a tabula rasa on far too many issues. A very brilliant tabula rasa, but a tabula rasa nonetheless.
"But this isn't third grade recess, calling good people 'Bushbots' is childish, uncalled for and beneath the dignity of a real Freeper."
Well said. S/he's only been a Freeper for a month. I say a trip to the woodshed is in order!
You can bet your last chips in a game of Texas hold-em that neither John nor Harriet are a tabula rasa to George W. Bush. I'm sure at this point he's very skilled at interviewing people and going straight to the key issues he's concerned about.
"These special rights do not exist in our constitution and these two will refuse to amend our contstitution by judical decree."
FWIW, I agree, Carl. I totally agree. :)
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