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Anaheim, Calif. – Over the last two elections, the Republican Party regained control of the United States Senate by electing new senators in Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas. These victories were attributable in large measure to the central demand made by Republican candidates, and heard and embraced by voters, that President Bush's nominees deserved an up-or-down decision on the floor of the Senate. Now, with the withdrawal of Harriet Miers under an instant, fierce and sometimes false assault from conservative pundits and activists, it will be difficult for Republican candidates to continue to...

I have been reluctant to comment on Hugh Hewitt’s defense of Miers, yesterday’s post nothwithstanding. (That was meant to be in good humor). He is by all accounts a genuinely nice guy. He’s an optimistic conservative - a seeming contradiction, but then again, I think he supplies a much needed respite to the general pessimism that is natural to our ideology. He has been an open advocate for this blog, and he has been a good ally in our fight against left-wing obstructionismBut I cannot let this post go without comment.First off, I am sending a bill to Hugh...

This is a long post, because it was composed on the long flight back from Italy where my wife and I spent a week of vacation. Much to my wife’s dismay, I have been thinking about (at length) and occasionally writing about (in brief bursts) the nomination of Harriet Miers. I am convinced that this is a huge moment not just for the president, Ms Miers and SCOTUS, but also for the GOP and consequently the country. If you believe, as I do, that the country’s safety cannot be attended to by Democratic presidents or majorities in the Congress –not...