Posted on 10/29/2005 4:27:24 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
We're doing ok -- power is coming back to most of the areas affected by Wilma. Even the hardest hit areas. I don't have power at my place, but that's not important since the hurricane destroyed most of my roof and the place is uninhabitable anyway. Insurance will take care of that. I rode out the storm at my sister's, whose house withstood the full fury of the storm virtually unscathed. I'd find a Motel to stay in, but she insists that I stay here. She's the best sister a brother could ever ask for.
Anyway, see y'all soon and God bless!
The base is always angry.
Driveby McCullough mega ping!
Thanks for posting this. Good to hear from you. Take care. We need you here!
I am so glad to hear from you! Sorry about your house, John. I hope things get back to normal for you pretty quickly...check in when you can!
Thanks for this post. I like his slant. I have felt all along that there was a quiet logic behind the madness of the Meirs nomination.
"She's the best sister a brother could ever ask for."
I've got five sisters like that, and it is better than being a millionaire.
We're surely glad you're OK, JH2! And thanks for posting the article.
I was really feeling depressed this morning, but read the post and spirits have been lifted.
So sorry about your home, but the up side is that you and your sister get to spend time together.
I'm glad you're safe. Glad to see a post from you too. I guess you stopped doing the 'daily morning avalanche' some time ago?
The list of nominees she had helped put forward prior to her nomination was stellar – and we have no reason to doubt that her future work will not still reflect that excellent quality.That was Alberto Gonzales's list. Miers just resubmitted some of them.
"I have felt all along that there was a quiet logic behind the madness of the Meirs nomination."
I don't think there was a "quiet logic" behind the nomination. While it would be nice to think that Harriet Miers was an intentional decoy, I don't think that's what happened. I think the President picked what he thought would be another stealth candidate. He didn't want a bare knuckles, knock-down drag-out over his Supreme court pick with the so-called moderates in the Senate.
That said, I'm optimistic and I think this is going to be a case of alls-well-that-ends-well. We're probably going to get someone in the Scalia mold. Because the President really has no other choice.
McCullough is extremely optimistic, by even considering the possibility that this was done by design.
I agree though, that we are far better positioned now for a fight. Bring it on, I say- bold conservatism wins every time! Hopefully, W will cooperate by sending us a decent nominee- and I have my Senators' phone numbers handy too.
I ready also. It is time to light a fire under the RINOs butts.
Glad that you are okay. My son is okay, still haven't heard from my brother though.
Let's just get rid of them instead.
Could that just POSSIBLY be because the "base" keeps putting forth the effort to elect Republicans, in hopes of actually getting some conservative things done to limit the activist court and government, and then the Republicans "grow in office"and do nothing to foster conservative ends.
While there still there, they need to know being TV stars does not make them popular.
And all our base belong to us.
That being said, I don't think the Miers nomination was as well planned as Kevin McCullough thinks, but the effect will be the same. Even with Bush's lack of stomach, he could very well nominate a strong conservative because he knows now how well informed and supportive his base will be of a worthy nominee. Even the RINO's will will be forced to take a stand one way or another.
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