Posted on 10/16/2005 9:09:13 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Two days after President Bush announced Harriet Miers's Supreme Court nomination, James Dobson of Focus on the Family raised some eyebrows by declaring on his radio program: "When you know some of the things that I know--that I probably shouldn't know--you will understand why I have said, with fear and trepidation, that I believe Harriet Miers will be a good justice."
Mr. Dobson quelled the controversy by saying that Karl Rove, the White House's deputy chief of staff, had not given him assurances about how a Justice Miers would vote. "I would have loved to have known how Harriet Miers views Roe v. Wade," Mr. Dobson said last week. "But even if Karl had known the answer to that--and I'm certain that he didn't because the president himself said he didn't know--Karl would not have told me that. That's the most incendiary information that's out there, and it was never part of our discussion."
It might, however, have been part of another discussion. On Oct. 3, the day the Miers nomination was announced, Mr. Dobson and other religious conservatives held a conference call to discuss the nomination. One of the people on the call took extensive notes, which I have obtained. According to the notes, two of Ms. Miers's close friends--both sitting judges--said during the call that she would vote to overturn Roe.
The call was moderated by the Rev. Donald Wildmon of the American Family Association. Participating were 13 members of the executive committee of the Arlington Group, an umbrella alliance of 60 religious conservative groups, including Gary Bauer of American Values, Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Paul Weyrich of the Free Congress Foundation and the Rev. Bill Owens, a black minister.
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Ok.
So what will she do on the other 5 million issues where the federal government has overstepped its constitutional authority???
There you go. Fund is on Drudge right now.
I'm listening to Drudge now. John Fund just keeps dribbling out the stories, doesn't he. (Gee, he just admitted he PAID for some info).
He feels sorry for her. Right. I wonder if she can this sorry lot for slander.
Fund says some people are being unfair to her.
Fund says some people are being unfair to her.
Oh, do you think? Some people are really, really enjoying themselves.
Yeah, I've noticed that for the past two weeks.
I'd love that ;)
When it rains it pours. This is not good.
Umm, well yeah, I could name a dozen but John Fund will suffice. These foolish, whining, incredibly stupid antiMiers fanatics have done more to harm the agenda they purport to support than anything. They are trying to help the Democrats take down Bush while we are at war, just like Traitor Jeffords.
Good post.
Fund was on Drudge. He was saying that 2 TX judges who were supposed to head up the Miers PR have basically backed out -- due to business at home.
The Bush Admin is going to 're-introduce' Miers during the coming week.
Re-introduce? That sounds like Al Gore's re-introducing himself in 00, some 6 times, and John Kerry's re-introducing himself in 04, some 4 times.
[The Miers nomination is in mucho trouble. There is much speculation that the nomination won't even get to the Judiciary Committee.]
I agree.
HALLELUJAH...that's all I need to hear...I think there is no doubt Bush made the wisest choice.
Not trying to take down Bush... just trying to rebuild a country.
You see? even some of her friends don't want her on the Court!
Much speculation.. by busybody staffers and other un-named sources? She will have her hearing and will be confirmed.
Yeah, just like Traitor Jeffords
We have Miers, the Libs have Miller to battle over.
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