"Some?"
How much? Most? Half? A bit? Less than 1%?
Damn little, since the short list of candidates preferred by conservatives is led by other women. The First Lady's accusation is a sad joke.
>Like the President said yesterday, Miers will be confirmed.
Then he'll "win". Hoo-ray! And conservative support will be missing the remainder of his second term.
I think Frum is mostly right. The allegation that people are opposing Miers because she is not a man is silly and outrageous. These same individuals would be trumpeting the nomination of Priscilla Owens or Janice Rogers Brown and the white house knows why there is such opposition. I support the President's choice but I am not going to lower myself to calling those who dare question the nomination sexist. I do fear that the only other woman on the bench could have undue influence on Ms. Miers but that is because the reality of social dynamics often does break on gender lines. I hope Ms. Miers has the conviction to fill this position and not be another Justice Oconner because all hell will break loose if either of President Bush's nominations go sore. The Senate hearings should give us some idea of where she stands but if the White house plays this hand too close they may very well lose this nomination.
She might've said that she doubts sexism is involved, it's just that good people can disagree (but that she's confident the confirmation hearing will prove Miers' worth). No, what she said was quite deliberate, and has been repeated by the White House on at least two other occasions.
Some of your post seems hopelessly naive. Do you really think that the White House did not know Laura was going to be asked about the Miers nomination? Don't be silly.
The WH got exactly the exchange it was looking for.
You have got to be kidding. Nobody opposes Miers because they think women are inferior to men. Where have you heard that? CONSISTENTLY, the opposition has come from the movement who've worked for forty years to restore Constitutionality to the Court.
That statement by Laura Bush was not well thought out. Sad that it's sunk to this level.
The concern over Ms. Miers is not a Conservative hissy-fit. It is grounded in serious concern over the direction of this nation. Mr. Bush could have chosen any one of a dozen or more qualified sitting judges, and found his core supporters united behind him. Instead, he gave in to what is evidently a personal flaw - his misplaced trust in his "instincts". In reality, this behavior serves as a mask for the President's preference for the known and the comfortable - and his aversion to risk.
Did you even see the interview or are you just spouting your stuff without knowing the details?