[Miss Marple]

I am not persuaded by Mr. Frum's arguments that Ms.Miers should withdraw. What he is saying is that if we wait for the hearings, Frum and others will have to endure a month of criticism.

Well, too bad. He opened this can of worms. Laura Bush did not attack anyone. She said, when asked pointedly by Lauer if some of the criticism could have been sexist, that it "was possible." Well, it IS possible, and if she or her staff read the threads here on FR the answer would have been "probable."

Many people have valid doubts about Harriet Miers. That is fine. Some of the attacks on her have been derogatory and personal, and that is not acceptable.

No one in the White House has criticized any of the critical pundits by name. No one is going after them personally or professionally. No one is requesting their tax returns or leaning on their employers.

Mr. Frum should quit whining. He wanted to open this debate, and now wants to close it before he is burned by public criticism. What a wuss.

[oblomov]

The nomination itself had sexist elements in it. You can't tell me that Miers' sex wasn't a consideration in her nomination. So for anyone in this administration to accuse others of sexism regarding this nomination is ridiculous.

[rodguy911]

As usual Miss Marple has it right.
I would add that it's not a good idea to get waylaid into the "stuck on stupid syndrome" either.

The "stuck on stupid syndrome" is to believe that if we could just document, prove beyond a doubt that Ms. Miers is truly a conservative everything would be o.k. This is where the stuck on stupid part comes in.

Once it is prove beyond a doubt that Ms. Miers "is" a conservative or once we dump her nomination and put a real,true blooded, "conservative" in place of her the nomination is "dead".

Think about it. How will any true conservative get through the pack of rats in the Senate let alone the rino contingent. It just won't happen.

Therefore don't get stuck on stupid.

[BibChr]

Pretty much ditto that. But it isn't a pretty picture, from any angle. My further thoughts.

Dan

[beyond the sea]

Mr. Frum should quit whining. He wanted to open this debate, and now wants to close it before he is burned by public criticism. What a wuss.

Maybe he is. But others may be wusses by casting innuendos without having ther backbone to explain them. Eh?

[Dave S]

Mr. Frum should quit whining. He wanted to open this debate, and now wants to close it before he is burned by public criticism. What a wuss.

What else would you expect from a Canuck?

[Dave S]

Mr. Frum should quit whining. He wanted to open this debate, and now wants to close it before he is burned by public criticism. What a wuss.

What else would you expect from a Canuck?