I was one of those. And I agree, she did the right thing by pulling out. I do dismay that O'Conner will still be sitting on the court. And if Bush nominates someone like JRB, the fight will go on forever.
Boxer and Fineswine are already out there warning Bush not to go there. Do we have enough senators with a spine that will fight the dims?
The answer to that is a big NO. The Gang of 14 rules all.
"Do we have enough senators with a spine that will fight the dims?"
They better. They are our team. They work for us. Or we trade them. Being sent to Congress is not a way to a pension plan. You need to DO something. Simple as that.
I think we have enough Senators to force a vote and go nuclear if needed. My Senator Coburn had enough nerve to challenge the good old boy pork system in the Senate joined by Senators like George Allen. If they did that, there is no stopping them and all of us from getting solidly behind a nomination and letting all of our Senators know we expect their support.
Election coming up next year and we can win this one if we all work together and flood those wavering Republican Senators on supporting a good conservative nomination. I have commented very little waiting for hearings but now that she has withdrawn, this nomination didn't make sense to me which is why I had very little to say.