[arjay]

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

I want to believe he will nominate a strong conserative, but I do not think the gang of 14 will allow him to do so.

[Redbob]

I'm not sure President Bush ( and I still know he's vastly preferable to a - shudder! - President Kerry!) has the nerve to face any really strong opposition.

His failure to veto even something so basic as McCain-Feingold first demonstrated this.

[mikeus_maximus]

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

Now that "we've" shown him the error of his ways, perhaps he'll see he has no real choice but to do so.

Or... he could take the petty and vindictive route, nominate a known "moderate" judge, and dare us to try to do something about it using only arguments against their philosophy and not their qualifications.

Let's see.

[Triple]

Bush can challenge the Gang of 14 power - which he should with a turly conservative nominee in the mold of Scalia or Thomas.

If Bush (and conservatives) win, it will effectively be the castration of the Gang of 14.

[aceintx]

I want to believe he will nominate a strong Conservative, but I do not think the gang of 14 will allow him to do so.

Then I think it's time we organize 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....We also need to include the other RINOs that didn't get involved in that fiasco!

It's time to instill some Party Discipline. I don't want to restrict a RINOs ability to voice their concerns, but when the Republican Caucus throws it's support behind a person or position...the RINOs should fall in line or be eliminated.

No more Treachery from the RINOs

[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.