I think that we have really handed the Dems a giant victory.
I wouldn't have minded if she had made it to hearings and then there had been outcry if she expressed unacceptable opinions, and she had either withdrawn or been voted down. That's why the GOP theoretically has always demanded hearings.
But the truth here is that nobody (other than Bush) really knew what her current opinions on anything were, and seeing a President's choice brought down by mob outcry without even going through the procedures is devastating. The Dems are jumping up and down with glee at this.
You are right on the money, livius. And now we will NEVER know what HM was all about. Shame shame shame.
Well said.
I am surprised at how few people seem to understand this. We have just handed leftists very powerful ammunition, to use against us in all future debates.
Whether or not this turns out to be a victory for the Democrats depends on what happens next. The problem is, too many conservatives are afraid of the Dems, so would be unnecessarily apprehensive about the choice of someone like Brown. But the fact is, the Democrats have no popular support for their position on this. All they have is media support, which creates the illusion of popular support.
The reason the Dems are so adamant about the judiciary is precisely that they know that their views are outside the mainstream, so they need the judiciary to impose them. Does anybody here deny this basic fact? Anybody at all? OK, so if this truth is undeniable, then what the hell are we afraid of? We can take this message to the people, and put these clowns completely on the defensive once and for all. This is truly one of those cases where the only thing to fear is (blind, irrational) fear itself.