And, for the record, I'm working on the Blackwell campaign here in Ohio because we desperately need a conservative in office here.
But I AM seriously concerned that the right did to Ms Miers the EXACT thing that they condemn when the left does it, and it is giving me pause.
The wounds in the Conservative movement are deep because of this. Vitriol has never been a part of Republican vocabulary before, but now it is. What's going to happen to the next nominee now that the precedent has been set to Bork one of our own?
I know you have spent hours working on Republican campaigns -- Blackwell would make an awesome Governor. We have also discussed our differences with Pres Bush before so anyone that accuses you of being in lockstep doesn't read very well.
Dr. Coburn's reluctance on this nomination spoke volumes to me -- I expect the next nomination to be someone we can all get behind. For whatever reason he nominated her, I don't think she was thoroughly vetted from some of the info that came out this week. Personally I would have preferred she go through the Judicial hearings but I think it was her choice to withdraw. I heard her visits to some key Republican Senators did not go well. I think she withdrew on her own over and above the loud roar of conservatives. She was over her head IMHO. This President would have stuck with her to the end because that is the way he is, and I cannot fathom him putting any pressure on her.
With the visits going poorly, I think she saw the handwriting ont he wall and did the honorable thing.
“Senator McCain is a national hero and a man of integrity and principled leadership,” said Secretary Blackwell. “