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CNN: HARRIET MIERS HAS WITHDRAWN!

Posted on 10/27/2005 5:54:48 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

just breaking!!!!!!!!


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To: SoFloFreeper

This is the best news I've heard in a long time!!!


741 posted on 10/27/2005 6:45:42 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
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To: AntiGuv
Now let's get a true conservative.

Yes… someone completely out of Shumer's mainstream.

742 posted on 10/27/2005 6:45:48 AM PDT by auboy ("Don't get stuck on whiny")
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To: lugsoul
I want a good judge on the Court. Whether they get there by acclimation or bloodbath is immaterial.

It's like this: We're not going to get a solid constitutionalist on the court wihtout ruffling some feathers. The Dems are not going to just let one sneak by them.

743 posted on 10/27/2005 6:45:48 AM PDT by inquest (FTAA delenda est)
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To: steveegg

So what's your strategy for getting your dream candidate nominated AND confirmed? I guess that's my point.


744 posted on 10/27/2005 6:45:49 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: buckeyeblogger
Bush is very smart politically and I definitely wouldn't doubt if her nomination was a red herring, too.

This was no red herring.... this was a serious miscalculation. They really thought "trust me" would work.

745 posted on 10/27/2005 6:45:50 AM PDT by kjam22
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To: maica
I have a feeling that this was a Wellstone memorial moment for the conservative movement. It has seriously exposed the venality of so-called pundits and experts who did not get their pick for SCOTUS. President Bush puts his total energy on the line every day to advance his programs, and I will always believe that he thought he was making a good choice. Why would he want to cripple himself, or his party?

This bullying of Miers has given great ammunition to the Schumers, Leahys, Kennedys, Clintons, etc of the left.

Agreed - Some on the "right" really went off the deep end on this issue -

And the bottom line is many have shown themselves to be no different (intellectually speaking) from the DEM's arguments - In that they do NOT trust GWB - They only trust the "outcomes" they like -

I.E. DEM's don't trust GWB on going to war - Those on the right don't trust GWB judgment on the war either...they only agree because THEY feel going to war is right (themselves) when they are completely in the dark to 50% of the information surrounding going to war - But they agree with the outcome of going to war so they say the support GWB -

746 posted on 10/27/2005 6:45:51 AM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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To: GOP
Iraq is not a quagmire, do not use the hateful Left taking points. We are winning in Iraq against the terrorists and we will achieve our complete victory there.
747 posted on 10/27/2005 6:45:59 AM PDT by jveritas (The Axis of Defeatism: Left wing liberals, Buchananites, and third party voters.)
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To: BureaucratusMaximus

You're right it would be a dumb move, but President Bush doesn't face re-election so who knows what he'll do ultimately.


748 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:00 AM PDT by buckeyeblogger
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To: Coleus
Janice Rogers Brown has support...ACROSS THE BOARD!

I only wish she had enough support in the Senate.

749 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:05 AM PDT by You Dirty Rats (Lashed to the USS George W. Bush: Glub Glub Glub)
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To: Terrence DoGood
Enact the "Limbaugh" plan, the President should find the most conservative candidate he can.

If he goes too conservative, the moderates will control the course of the nomination. I don't think Bush wants that -- it'll make him look too weak.

750 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:16 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: Toespi

I don't see that this is a "sure sign" Rove will be indicted. Regardles of IF or WHO is indicted, we'll have a shot at taking back the agenda next week with a new nominee.

(Personally, I think Libby is the target...and I think he'll enter a plea. We'll see.)


751 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:18 AM PDT by Timeout
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights
"Imagine what would be happening if they took such a hard line against the lies Joe Wilson has been peddling as fact or against the tactics of the dems."

Worth repeating.

752 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:36 AM PDT by Indy Pendance
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To: BCR #226

"Yes, I'm very happy. Wanna bet that either Luttig or someone of his conservative bent is nominated? I'll support Luttig all the way. Miers was too questionable in her standings and we CANNOT afford to risk another Ginsburg or Stevens making to the bench. "

I agree.
I also hope against hope that GWB can get the nominate-by-quota approach out of his mind, and put up the best PERSON -- not just the best woman. And, like Rush says, stop trying to hide who we are and what we believe in. The Republicans act like little kids sneaking through a lunchroom full of bullies to buy a cupcake. Someone should remind GWB that part of being the leader of our party is to lead - not to placate the damn RATS. Am I one of those who want a fight? You bet. I WANT a strong conservative candidate. I WANT the RATS to whine and moan and hold their collective foul breaths about it. I WANT them to fillibuster, and I want us to see us use the "nuclear option" to shut them up once and for all and kick their useless, evil, anti-U.S. tails back under the rocks they came from.

And if GWB nominates Gonzalez, or some other half-baked weenie RAT-wannabe, we'll raise hell, too.

You know, I feel GOOD. Enough conservatives spoke out against Miers, and WE WON. And if GWB lost, it's because he was playing on the wrong team to begin with.


753 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:37 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: LibertarianInExile

SUPER post! Thanks for all the info.


754 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:39 AM PDT by RushCrush (The Original Harriet Miers Free Zone ™)
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To: Cboldt

---A handful at FR have opposed Miers nomination since the moment she got it. My own personal impression has been that their impetus was religious affiliation and little else.---


---Back that up with cites, or take it back.---

He's entitled to his opinion!


755 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:40 AM PDT by claudiustg (Go Bush! Go Sharon!)
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To: NRA2BFree; B Knotts
If he gives us Estrada, the GOP is finished for 25 years.

So, Estrada's no good either?

More in-fighting is EXACTLY what the GOP needs.

756 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:43 AM PDT by sinkspur (Trust, but vilify.)
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To: B Knotts
But he did promise to appoint "strict constructionist" judges, which he has done, for the most part. But this is the big one, and he wanted us to close our eyes while he rolled the dice.

Fine, but the conservatives who talk about being "betrayed" by him over the years are talking about a hell of a lot more than just the Miers nomination.

757 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:47 AM PDT by XJarhead
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To: GarySpFc
It was obvious to many of the Evangelicals that was one of the main reasons she was attacked.

Oh, bull. Plenty of evangelicals and Baptists and conservative Protestants opposed her.

CWA, the evangelical women's group, refused to endorse her and called for her withdrawal just this morning. Are you going to pretend that they are anti-evangelical?
758 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:51 AM PDT by George W. Bush
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To: born in the Bronx
No, the likely reason is that her 1993 speech came out ---you know W has no time for people who deceive him!

I think W really thought that Miers was a true conservative. He's known her for a while, and she had done good work for him. But I really feel sorry for the person who vetted Miers for the Court. I am pretty confident that the President had no clue about that speech.

759 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:56 AM PDT by sharkhawk (Play me a dirge matey)
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To: unsycophant

Well, what do you think happened? POTUS comes out and says she's firmly pro-life, then it turns out that she made a pro-choice speech where she compared abortion protesters to terrorists, and W says "That's OK, Harriet, don't worry, I hear you're a great bowler." Surely you think more of the President than that!!


760 posted on 10/27/2005 6:47:03 AM PDT by born in the Bronx
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