"I am glad men of valor and morality like Kennedy, Schummer, and Keyes have stood in opposition to Miers. She might have viewed unborn fetuses in non-legalistic...or even human terms."
She MIGHT have.
But then again, she might not have.
Many folks on the pro-life side did not have confidence in her candidacy because they were not comfortable with her past positions on things. It wasn't just the Kennedys and Schumers who opposed her.
Supreme Court openings come only once in a blue moon, and lots of people were not willing to take a gamble on a candidate who didn't look strong to THEM, regardless of Bush's support of her.
So, they exercised their political rights and opposed the candidacy, vociferously. And she decided that she didn't want to go through with it all.
Schumer voted for the war along with the Republicans. His initial support for the war does not deprive the war of legitimacy, just as his opposition to Miers does not render those Republicans who opposed her candidacy somehow equivalent.
That is the opinion of many untrusting conservatives. IMO, with the exception of CFR, Dubya has supported everything he said he would. Because of this, there is no matter of trust for me. I have not liked everything Dubya promised to voters so he could be elected and re-elected, but Dubya promised conservative judges. History has proved him honest.
I'm not comfortable talking about my religous beliefs but, I really like Christians. Like Dubya, Harriet Miers is a Christian. I believe good Christians are motivated by the Holy Spirit, but they must contimplate the problem to recieve guidence through prayer. I look into the President's eyes, I listen to his words, and I see they way he conducts himself, and I see a man of faith, and I see the spirit of God.
I know that sounds really unconvincing to those who don't see the devine reality we live in.
But even outside of religion, I trust Dubya because if I was in his shoes, and the fate of the world rested on my shoulders, I would be thinking about my children, and their children, and my friends. My assured future wealth would be low on my concerns list.I don't know that I could sleep with the responsibility of protecting my child's world.
I can't explain my faith, but I trust Dubya.