Rush on Miers: ‘Pity the Poor Liberals’

News Max ^ | Oct. 27, 2005 | Carl Limbacher

[twigs]

If Bush had the courage to nominate a Janice Rogers Brown, I think he would have done it the first time.

This president has all the courage he needs to get his job done. But he's also a realist. He just can't decide something and have it so. The founding fathers made certain that the different branches had to negotiate with each other to get what they wanted. President Bush knows what he's up against in the legislature. Personally, I think that Reid played him for a fool. I doubt that he will be seriously consulted the next time around.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

You're right about the drift in meaning of the word "liberal" -- and probably will be right about the other terms.

The notion of a "left-right" spectrum in politics is misleading in its simplicity. Politics is not two-dimensional. In any "first-past-the-post" electoral system, successful political parties are colitions, rather than expressions of a coherent ideology. All the more so in the U.S., where there can only be one President.

Similarly, there is no one-to-one mapping of "liberal" to "Democrat", nor "conservative" to "Republican" (different names -- same principles in Canada). As the ingredients in a winning colation change over time; so too will the meanings of all the convenient labels we attach to the parties and driving ideologies.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

colitions = coalitions
colation = coalitions

I meant to use the spelling checker.

Actually, if I weren't relying on the spelling checker; I would have taken the time to just spell it right in the first place.

[Albion Wilde]

(great graphic from Slings and Arrows - FReeRepublic)

[Albion Wilde]

Ping -- it fit right in! Thanks!

[arjay]

I sincerely hope Bush challenges the gang of 14 and gets Brown or another strong conservative confirmed. It would be the best that could happen.

[Slings and Arrows]

Thank you very much - I'm flattered.

[hdstmf]

He only has to deal with seven Republicans. Make that six because McCook doesnt count. Make that five because Graham can be had for a "nickle". The Dimorats are never going to do anything to help Bush or America so they do not count.

[mobyss]

" a PAC to target the 7 Rinos from the gang of 14 and work tirelessly to make sure they have primary challengers from now until they are taken out of the Senate"

I totally agree - if there are any shenanigans about voting on a true conservative nominee, those 7 need to have the entire weight of the conservative universe bear down on their shoulders until they crumple into dust...

John S. McCain III, Arizona
Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina
John Warner, Virginia
Olympia Snowe, Maine
Susan M. Collins, Maine
R. Michael DeWine, Ohio
Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island

[wtc911]

He probably stole the analysis from Cubby Hannity...

[fish hawk]

I just watched Brit Hume and Fred Barnes just said everything almost word for word of what I posted in post 31

[Alia]

Thursday. House Republicans chop several programs. Committees scramble to assemble $50B in budget cuts