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It had nothing to do with her religion. It had everything to do with her complete lack of qualifications and unknown, possibly liberal ideology.

That is not how the hard working Evangelicals are going to see it. There has not been an Evangelical nominated to SCOTUS since 1930, and we do represent a large percentage of the population. Currently we have 4 Catholics on the court, and that does not go unnoticed. Finally, those who are committed Evangelicals and familiar with the churches of Christ/Christian Churches are going to laugh in your face at the mention of her being pro-choice or liberal.

" That is not how the hard working Evangelicals are going to see it. There has not been an Evangelical nominated to SCOTUS since 1930, and we do represent a large percentage of the population. Currently we have 4 Catholics on the court, and that does not go unnoticed. Finally, those who are committed Evangelicals and familiar with the churches of Christ/Christian Churches are going to laugh in your face at the mention of her being pro-choice or liberal."

What's your argument, that it's "your turn" to get a nominee of your particular faith to the SCOTUS? How about Jimmy Carter himself? This nominee was pretty much Carter in a dress. I could personally give a 'rats ass if the nominee is a druid, so long as they faithfully interpret the intentions of the authors of the constitution.

That is not how the hard working Evangelicals are going to see it. There has not been an Evangelical nominated to SCOTUS since 1930, and we do represent a large percentage of the population. Currently we have 4 Catholics on the court, and that does not go unnoticed. Finally, those who are committed Evangelicals and familiar with the churches of Christ/Christian Churches are going to laugh in your face at the mention of her being pro-choice or liberal.

My jaw drops when I read this stuff.

So do 'evangelicals' get a seat due to affirmative action with no regard to merit? With Harriet now DOA, is another pushy papist going to elbow their way onto the Court and impose the Inquisition on us all? Or maybe The Jooz stabbed poor Harriet in the back?

Bush pressed forward an unknown lawyer who was his personal attorney and from his home state. IOW, a crony by any definition. She has a record of very liberal pro-abortion speeches.

After the nomination, Rove foolishly made reassurances to Dobson. Dobson came out with his I've-got-a-secret remarks and then had to crawl away. Next came Pat Robertson and his ACLJ stooge, threatening to rain fire and brimstone on any Republican who opposed her.

In short, the male Christian leaders made complete fools of themselves over a very dubious trust-me nominee.

In contrast, we see Eagle Forum and Phyllis Schlafly held their fire and made no real comments initially. Concerned Women For America, the top evangelical women's group with a membership that rivals or exceeds NARAL or ACLU, withheld endorsement and posed a series of about 17 questions they wanted answers to. After the recent pro-abortion Miers speeches were made public, CWA called for her withdrawal. That was this morning. It also appears that both CWA and Eagle Forum were behind the WithdrawMiers.org website that appeared this week.

In short, CWA and Eagle have some very smart women and legal counsel. And Robertson and his umbrella organizations are still a bunch of blowhard frauds and grifters. Dobson is easily flattered and manipulated.

I guess it means that women quite often are much sharper than men. At least among evangelicals.

I'm a Baptist. If Bush had tried to buy my loyalty by nominating, say, Jimmy Carter (pretends to be Baptist) to the SCOTUS, I'd be the first to get my gun.

Of course, if you want to think the pope, in league with The Jooz, beat Harriet to death with a bloody papal tiara, go ahead.

I never realized what a bunch a pathetic crybabies some evangelicals are. Flaky theology and a liberal entitlement mentality seem to go hand in hand. If you're an example of what Harriet had to offer on the Court, I am doubly glad she's defeated.