Posted on 10/29/2005 4:27:24 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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Why it do the Rats consider this a striking defeat for Bush/conservatives?
Yeah, nominating Miers was a boneheaded move, but it's a new day. Bush made a mistake. He fixed it. He's still The Man.
Now, the WH strategerists are smart enough to look at everything that went on with the Miers nomination as a FREE TRIAL BALLOON.
THEY know how much support there is out there---where it counts, with the people---for a top-notch, unafraid, unabashed origninalist.
Moreover, they know that THE RATS now know how much support there is out there for same.
Bush has more cards in his hands than ever!
If the stupid RINOs give him grief, he now has proof the base will turn on them, too.
If the Rats give him grief and start that crap about a nominee who "unites," he now has proof that the political capital is on the side of nominating an originalist.
If the Senate judiciary committee gives him crap over an origninalist nominee, HE knows and THEY know that this time we'll have his back.
Of course, no one on Bush Team intended this, but the fact is that the Miers nomination focused the conservative mind wonderfully. There's real power in that fact and that power is on Bush's side (so long as he gets the nominee right this time).
Now we made it up to US to get the next nominee (assuming a good one) through.
Let's roll!
JH2 - Sorry about your house. Glad to know you have such a caring and generous sister. Thank her for all of us here.
I don't think this was an "intentional decoy," but it has had the same result.
As I called it, it turned out to be a FREE trial balloon--meaning, it was intended as a trial balloon, but they got the same info as one hopes to get from floating a trial balloon: they have now gauged how deep and wide is the conservative committment to putting an originalist on the Court.
We did become the party of angry white men ( and some women). We did change the rules to fit our agenda. With the appeals court nominees and Roberts the call was the Senate just needed to do an up or down. With Miers, they demanded to see her work. And it was republicans who were doing the demanding. We fractured, maybe momentarily, maybe more permanently the party glue so needed to move something forward. Similar to our claims of how Clinton lost health care because herding democrats was like hearding cats. Same with republicans on Miers
During the process we got into the politics of personal destruction, on our own side. We embarrased the President.
In the effort to claim Miers was the best qualified, we through the WH destroyed most of the other qualified women nominees by saying they didn't want to come under the scrutiny of the process because they had personal or family issues that would destroy the conservative movement. We sent up a red flag on each and everyone of them that there's something to be found, you've just got to look for it. And besides, if any now come forward, doesnt' that then make someone a liar?
We bacame everything we claimed the democrats were in the 90's.
It depends on where one is at of course, but conservatives can and do beat dems and RINOs so your point is well taken, but not necessarily true beyond a particular district.
Sounds like you have a lot more faith in the President than I do at this point. He seems to always be faithful to the liberals. I'm kind of tired of being ignored.
oh good grief--
"intended as a trial balloon"= NOT intended as a trial balloon
phooney
As they say, sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart. Bush stumbled badly with the Miers pick, but he's going to reap the benefits of the unintended consequences of firing up the conservative base with his next nominee.
Just thought I'd point this out..
If she is still part of the nomination process, Maiers will now have a personally enlightening experience to add to her "arsenal"..
She now knows a little better how to prepare the next nominee for the Senate..
The White House will be a little more prepared on the next candidate..
5.56mm
You mean the liberal base is always angry.
Hi John ~ glad you made it through the hurricane!
Good story ~ Bump!
Thanks for the ping, John, and I'm so very sorry to hear about your roof/house. You have all undergone so many storms in Florida this year but it helps to know that you have a sister who wants you with her vs. a hotel.
I had the best brother in the world so we're lucky to have those siblings. You stay safe, John.
the hurricane destroyed most of my roof and the place is uninhabitable anyway. Insurance will take care of that.
You and your sister are lucky to have each other. All the best and take good care.
We broke no laws and committed no sins by insisting on excellence and rejecting manifest mediocrity.
Exactly. He will have us dancing in the streets.
Joy is contagious and many Republicans and Independents less engaged or intense than the members of the conservative base will have a sunnier disposition and more confidence about the direction of the country--even if they are hard-pressed to explain why.
Watch Bush's approval numbers jump at least ten points.
On the other hand, the eterneally dyspepetic liberal moonbats will become more angry and morose. But if bile is all they have to offer as bait to the undecided, they will continue to waste away.
The conservative gave an intelligent debate on why they did not want her.
Or why they supported her (remember not everyone was against her) I see this debate as a healthy thing, assuming we can let bygones be bygone and remember that which unites us is greater then that which dives us.
One mans opinion (freely given and worth ALMOST that much) this is but a preview of the upcoming Presidental campaigning season.
Glad that you are safe.
Your roof and damaged parts of your house can be replaced, but you can't!
Give your great sister a hug for all of us.
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