[Cboldt]

... when the Dem's threaten to filibuster the Alito nomination they are going to point out that a lot of conservatives worked very hard to pressure Bush to deny her an up or down vote by withdrawing the nomination and will use this to support their refusal to let Alito have an up or down vote.

That's because they are intellectually dishonest.

And the points that refute the stand that even YOU were taking are summarized in the paragraph I quoted. A political party, from its leader to its rank and file, may offer and withdraw a nomination "at will."

Even if a nomination is confirmed, the President has the option and the power to not appoint.

[ekwd]

Unfortunately there is no law against being intellectually dishonest, so the pundits' words will be used against them by the Dem's and will have to be convincingly answered. If saying so makes me "intellectually dishonest" or shows a "sad inability to reason properly", then so be it. Unthinking Bushbot that I am, I choose to support Alito now. Your task is to convince enough other people to support him. Calling them dishonest or stupid may not help. They may not immediately make the distinctions you make and may want to know why there is any real difference between the pundits' positions on Miers and Alito.