E-mail I just received from Ken Mehlman ("Harriet Miers Needs Your Help!!")

rnc.com | Ken Mehlman

[Maceman]

Cutting the budget is not going to happen. That is a political reality. There is only a small amount of discretionary spending in the budget to cut, and its mostly lib pet projects. I've heard him called racist enough.

If there is only a small amount of discretionary spending to cut, then why isn't he working to CUT IT?

Such cuts might be insignificant in the overall budget, but apart from whether or not they advance actual deficit reduction, they have symbolic importance, and could do much to change public perceptions on what "services" we may or may not rightfully expect from our government.

So call me when we have no more federally funded studies proving that political conservatives are mentally dysfunctional.

And when Big Bird is paying his own costs of hawking his merchandise and raking in the bucks in the marketplace, instead of using our hard-earned tax dollars as working capital.

Getting rid of pork has to start with educating the people about some hard economic realities. Bush's "compassionate" conservatism ensures that will never happen.

[A.Hun]

Excuse me but he has been trying to cut discretionary spending. He cannot do it by himself.

[A.Hun]

To refresh your memory: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54741-2005Feb25.html

[Diddle E. Squat]

My response to Ken Mehlman: http://www.JimGilchrist.com

You sent Ken Mehlman spam?

[steveegg]

I trusted him in the WOT, Iraq, tax cuts. He has brought integrity back to the office. Why should I not believe him now?

In addition to what Maceman said, and in addition to the contradictory past of Miers, there's this little matter of 50-year history of Republican SCOTUS nominations. Conservatives have been nominated by Pubbie Presidents only 50% of the time, while outright liberals have been nominated 25% of the time. Roberts falls (barely, at this point) into the conservative camp.

[Cedar]

You mentioned the spending -- my brother says he's seriously thinking of voting Democrat in '08, because he's disgusted with the spending.

(for the record, my brother is not pro-life...I am)

[relictele]

Ken Mehlman has become one of my most annoying spammers.

[johnb838]

I think Conservatives are now going to be in open revolt. I think they are going to be going off in all directions. Third party is a definite possibility. Whether they can be corraled back on the reservation is anybody's guess. If it means Billary back in power, if it means we go socio-communist for a while, well maybe that's what we have to do. Maybe another few (or many) thousand Americans have to die in a 9-11 style attack to get people's attention and to get them to realize (again) that we are at war. Something has to give. I think it is time for a viable conservative third party. But it's never worked before.

[upchuck]

Finally received this same email from Ken.

FWIW, here's my response:

Hi Ken,

Thanks for this email.  It was expected as I have already read plenty of comments about it from people who received it before me.  Look here, if you haven't already:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1495731/posts

In your email you wrote,

In the coming years and decades, the decisions the Supreme Court makes will greatly affect all of our lives. We need a jurist on the court who will not legislate from the bench, who will approach cases with an open mind and who will be fair. Ms. Miers is that jurist.

I certainly agree with the first two sentences of what you wrote. I have been saying, "It's all about the judges" for some time now.

Pardon me, Ken, but, as I understand it, she has no experience as a jurist.  Please give me a detailed explanation why I should believe your claim highlighted above.  Based on what?

IIRC, President Bush promised us a jurist, "in the mold of Scalia or Thomas."  I'm sorry, but I don't understand how Ms. Miers even begins to fit this mold.  Can you explain to me how she does?

Please don't misread me.  I feel Ms. Miers has a wonderful resume.  And if President Bush were appointing her to a lower Federal court, I'd have no problem with that.

As it is however... Sorry, Ken.  President Bush has once again disappointed me.  And, apparently, lots of others in the base as well.  Far be it from me to attempt strategy.  But it looks to me like, with the 2006 elections just a little over a year away, President Bush should be busting butt 24/7 to energize the base.  These types of decisions, as well as his total ignorance of the Criminal Invasion, do NOT energize the base.  Rather, this just encourages the Democrats to pick up their pace of denigration of the President and those who, mostly, stand behind him.

I really fear what may happen in 2006.

Cordially,

Upchuck
Aiken, SC

[VegasVic]

Before Ms. Miers was even announced many Democrat groups said they would oppose her.

Isn't this a lie?

[roylene]

A lie - NO.

[roylene]

Why?