Posted on 10/12/2005 12:05:33 AM PDT by Ol' Sparky
This article contains a direct quote from President Bush promising to appoint "strict constructionists":
http://polazzo.stuysu.org/can_bush_deliver_a_conservative.htm
But in the debates Al Gore made up the quote, "in the mold of Scalia . . . " out of whole cloth. Bush never said it. At least I haven't been able to find it.
I certainly hope you are more proficient in the world of politics than you are on animal herds.
Would you be so kind as to quote the source of that?
Thanks.
The day I can truthfully claim to have accomplished a hundredth of the good Dobson has done, is the day I can die with a broad grin on my face.
Especially given the way the weak kneed Republicrats handled the Democratic Party memos -fired the staff aids
and helped suppress the content -- I see no reason to expect the Republicans to grow juevos and ever stand for anything-they've been playing queerguns with the Democrats far too long.
Great tagline!
I think his meaning depends on that saying that used to crop up here a lot: "Herding Democrats is liking herding sheep; herding Republicans is like herding cats." Sometimes added: "Herding Libertarians is unheard of!" He understands all too well what herding cats is like.
These are the realities to deal with.
"It's outrageous that Bush is getting away with this."
Ummmm, you know don't you it's his CONSTITUTIONAL responsibility and his alone? Nowhere does it say he must consult anyone he doesn't choose to.
We will NOT get a Luttig or a Brown or an Owens (who indeed withdrew) if Miers is torpedoed. Period.
But your problem is you don't want to wait for the debate (the hearings). You want the nomination dead before the trial. Not very smart.
Now, that, in my mind, leaves the only questions as the "war on terror" and immigration---biggies, no doubt, but still if I could be guaranteed the "right" votes on 5/6 issues, I'd have to support that person for a justice.
And everytime anyone talks about Miers it is "an originalist" in the "mold of Scalia and Thomas." I don't think that means their intellectual equal, but "on the same side of the issue." That's pretty clear to me.
Have ya'll noticed the FRpoll lately, it's almost completely even, For, Against,or Maybe with more info. We could argue this until the cows come home wiht little or no result. LETS WAIT TO SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF THE HEARINGS
I want to know why the heck Dobson is involved in discussions over Supreme Court nominees to begin with? If he were a liberal and the President was a Dem we would be shouting from the rooftops about how inappropriate this is.
So sad.
LOL! After I posted, I wondered if I could have missed something in your tone (which can be hard to read -- easier to catch by ear). Sorry if I took you too literally (but you did sound to me as if you took the other poster too literally!)
In post #37 you state ... "What Bush DID say was that he intended to appoint Supreme Court justices "... in the mold of Scalia and Thomas...""
Would you have a link to a verifiable source that references that quote?
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