If You Don't Trust Him to Choose, Why Did You Vote for Him?

Pardon My English ^ | October 14, 2005 | Kerry Jacoby

[TontoKowalski]

Maybe we can argue about the lameness of various articles. I have to agree with MA. This is the lamest I've seen.

I'm tired of the knock-down drag-outs over this nominee. Passioned debate... I can deal with that. Junior High School name calling... I can't.

The expectation that I'm going to shut-up when I disagree with a political leader, even one I supported, is unreasonable.

The author's use of someone else's "Let God be God" quote to infer similar treatment for GWB... that should be legal grounds for a hot poker up his arse.

[kcar]

I was Charlie Brown and he was Lucy holding the football. He said he'd appoint Scalia or Thomas types to the Supremes and my brain didn't remember that he's the son of the "Read my lips" Bush. He's "conservative", not a conservative.

[Paladin2]

"All the elitist Conservatives pissing and moaning about Meirs are just like Schumer; they think they, not the President, have the right to nominate the next Supreme Court Justice."

Wrong. The President DID promise to nominate SCJs in the mold of Scalia. He hasn't and though it is his choice, it is our choice to voice objection. 1st Amendment, I believe.

[OkieDoke]

This may be the dumbest article I've sort of read today.
(skipped through to the ending "Trust & obey, for there's no other way" quote)
Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, OK? That's why God kicked us out from our jobs as head of the dumb animals food chain.
It wasn't all down-side: so we sweat for a living. We also got the power to think for ourselves.
And I think this article is stupid.

[panaxanax]

The President is not the King. He needs to listen to the pulse of the people that put him on office and that is us.

What is an elitist Conservative? One who has stood their ground and not given in to the "softening" of the GOP? I need to know.

[csmusaret]

As I said: Just like Schumer.

[Colonial Warrior]

I choose to support our President and to follow the rules set forth in our Constitution. He nominates and the Senate performs due diligence and provides advice and consent.

I expect and demand that following the Hearing a fair up or down vote be taken by the full Senate. I will accept the result of a fair up or down vote.

I am proud to be an American. We should all remember the following:

I AM an AMERICAN

I AM an AMERICAN. I am not white, I am not black, I am not red , I am not yellow. I AM an AMERICAN, not because of my religious or philosophical beliefs but because of principals and ideals that were handed down to me by my Forefathers. I am not rich but neither am I poor because I AM an AMERICAN and I have the right to pursue life, liberty and happiness.

I am not a REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, MODERATE, INDEPENDENT, or LIBERTARIAN. I am not a conservative nor am I a liberal. I AM an AMERICAN and I AM FREE to go where I want to go, to do what I want to do and to say what I want to say but I do not believe I have the right to harm my fellowman or indulge in conversation or perform malicious acts that would dishonor my God, Family or Country.

I AM an AMERICAN not because I live in America but because America lives in me. I am not free because of our President, Senate, Congress, Supreme Court or Free Press. I am Free because BRAVE and COURAGEOUS men and women endured hardships and made many sacrifices to preserve the Way of Life our Founding Fathers birthed when they drafted and adopted our Great Constitution and started this Nation on the pathway of Democracy.

I am forever indebted to our MILITARY, past and present, for it is they who have fought, shed blood and even died, to protect and defend our sacred homeland. It is our Military that should be honored as Heroes because it is they who will battle forces that would try to take away my Freedom and deny me the God given Right to say I AM an AMERICAN.

By, Ray Cornelius

[aumrl]

now dont get in a snit. WHEN DID THE TERM "ORIGINALIST" COME INTO USE?

[csmusaret]

It is the Republican Party not the Conservative Party. Why don't you, Krauthammer, Kristol, Limbaugh, et.al. wait for the hearings before you spew your baseless venom?

[Paladin2]

You are correct, Roberts got the benefit of the doubt. Now that that is all used up, there's no more left for Miers.

[aumrl]

Harriet has supported more Democrats in her life than Republicans. NOW YOU DO NOT KNOW THAT !

[dhuffman@awod.com]

Trust and verify. For a politician to prate of 'leadership' should be political suicide. A pol must be effectively led by his constituency else his thoughts turn to re-election and pandering to the dumbest of the masses. Democracy, the rule of fools by fools.

[Radix]

"Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, OK? That's why God kicked us out from our jobs as head of the dumb animals food chain."

Adam and Eve were vegetarians!

[Paladin2]

It's not just like Schumer. Schumer gets to vote. The rest of us just get to object and tie this to other issues of discontent. Bush's choice after all.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Hmm, I hear the iron bells tolling. Excuse me while I get out my prayer rug and genuflect toward the beltway. /sarcasm

I don't take much on faith, and this is not one of those things. I am also a little tired of reading criticisms "implying" I should not question the decisions of my betters.

I believe GW has made a poor choice, for a number of reasons. Some of the know it all pundits seem to think that is on par with accusing him of child molestation. /roll eyes, shake head

[savedbygrace]

I'm also beginning to think the Republican leadership has been playing Three Card Monty with the filibuster smasher. And by that, I mean it's been intentional.

[RJL]

One of the key issues in the 2000 & 2004 elections was the upcoming vacancies on the Supreme Court. A lot of money and work was put in by many folks to get Republicans in positions to nominate and approve good candidates.

Instead of good verifiable nominees we get stealth candidates, that we hope will be good Supreme Court Judges.

Republicans have been rolled by Democrats too often with Republican choices like Kennedy and Souter.

We want to know why liberals get to nominate and seat flaming ACLU card carrying liberals like Ruth Bader Ginsburg with almost no opposition while we have to nominate stealth candidates and hope they are good conservatives?

We fought, we won, we promptly surrendered!

[mysterio]

I voted for him in 2000. I didn't approve of the patriot act and its potential for abuse by future administrations. I decided to vote for third party candidates that more closely matched my desire for smaller, less intrusive government. But I don't understand why we are chastised for mistrusting our leaders even if we did vote for them. I would think it foolish to not keep an eye on those who are entrusted with power.

[kcar]

Bush, and other elite Republicans, used the Conservatives as a vehicle to power. Now that they have it, who are we to question them? Lowly scum!

[Willie Green]

The answer is easy...it was either Bush or Gore, or Bush or Kerry....

If you chose to limit your selection to the lesser of two evils.
Many of us preferred to not compromise our principles and voted Third Party instead.