[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Bush's pick of Alito is strictly due to true conservatives showing their outrage at Bush's lame pick.

Miss Marple, do you really want to "credit Bush" with this pick?

If Bush were to due something really conservative on his own and surprise us, then indeed we could credit him. Perhaps if he were to get on national TV and ask Congress for an across the board 10% cut in the budget to help pay for the New Orleans freebie giveaways or to set a goal to quadruple the nation's nuclear power output to cut oil dependency with hard , concrete dates and timelines, I would givce him all the credit in the world.

You are asking me to give Bush credit for the Alito Pick? When that pick really should be credited to true conservatives through their backlash of a lame pick? Really? No way, Miss Marple. Bush needs to stand on his own and give us some REAL conservative direction on his own.

[Miss Marple]

Let's see...Bolton is in the UN. Taxes were cut. Military has been strengthened. No backing down on Kyoto. I could go on, but you get my drift. None of this was conservative? He didn't do this on his own?

And since Miers withdrew, he chose to go with someone conservative, rather than someone who is a moderate. That also was HIS decision.

You absolutely make my point. When he does something you don't like, the blame is all his. When he does something you like, the credit belongs to you, not the President.

Thank you for explaining things so well. I now understand your thinking, and will take it into account when I read future posts from you.

[sinkspur]

You are asking me to give Bush credit for the Alito Pick? When that pick really should be credited to true conservatives through their backlash of a lame pick? Really? No way, Miss Marple. Bush needs to stand on his own and give us some REAL conservative direction on his own.

So, don't give Bush credit, DTOM. Nobody cares.