Posted on 10/12/2005 3:09:32 PM PDT by indcons
From the article: President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers was an out-of-the-blue act of loyalty to a longtime staffer. Is it too much to hope that she might reciprocate by withdrawing, thereby sparing her boss the chance of lasting damage to his legacy that her appointment to the Supreme Court may well represent?
Is it too much to hope that she might reciprocate by withdrawing, thereby sparing her boss the chance of lasting damage to his legacy that her appointment to the Supreme Court may well represent?
He doesn't believe it will, therefore, she will not withdraw.
If Bill Kristol was demanding that I do something, I'd spit in his eye and do the opposite.
This is the same arseclown who wanted McClown for president!
The article posted earlier had a modified title.
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Kristol's belittling of the staffer's comment about "character matters" is telling. Character does matter in all positions. Otherwise we would have a computer as a Supreme Court.
OK.
I read the article.
Now can I bash him?
I read it...every word. I won't bash him. I just ignore him. He's still pining away for McLame.
I read it, it's a well written plea from Kristol but he doesn't say much more about moving forward. He seems to think that if Miers withdraws, all will be right in the world and everyone will get on board and support...? I'd like to hear his formula for getting the Senate votes needed to confirm his candidate, ...? Instead I had to read through some story about M&Ms which of course was supposed to prove to us that the White House is desperate. Kristol sounded a little desperate himself and didn't reveal his plan to get a Kristol-approved "REAL" conservative the job he so much wants Miers not to have.
Your rhetoric is the same as those who say they will never vote for the GOP again. It's petty and juvenile.
If Kristol called for the repudiation of some liberal idea or proposal, would you spit in his eye and do the opposite?
I read the article. I trust Bush more than Kristol and I don't trust Bush very much.
I have a theory about this whole thing. Usually Bush does rope a dope when dealing with liberal democrats. It might be possible that conservatives are falling for rope a dope here. (By rope a dope I mean the idea that Bush has benefited from low expectations i.e., when he debated Gore everyone said Gore would cream him but Bush held his own and appeared to win the debate). By constantly criticizing Miers the bar has been so lowered that if Miers gets up there at the senate confirmations and just does an OK job that will so exceed expectations that she will get good reviews even from some conservatives that were critical before. Just a thought!
If we trusted President Bush enough to vote for him, why can we not trust his nomination of Miss Miers? She did not graduate from a Eastern liberal school, so what. She has no judicial experience, you do not have to have experience to be nominated to the Supreme Court. I have come to the conclusion that Republicans are their own worst enemy. The Repubs in the Congress and the Senate are a bunch of wimps. I do not understand where Kristol is coming from.
The only people suffering lasting damage to their respective legacies are those who will not shut up and give the lady a chance, namely:
Bill Kristol
Ann Coulter (whose columns I will no longer read) and
Charles Krauthammer.
I used to respect all three, but the constant moaning and hissing over what amounts to NOTHING is really annoring.
So he makes a couple of good points, I've made good points about the NBA and NFL that does not make me ready to coach. Don't give Kristol, an elitist, too much credit, it breaks down the efforts of true workers for the grass roots party members.
Well....Kristol is a former liberal after all. That said, I agree with him on this article.
Nothing is to be done!
She is the most qualified!
Do not show disloyalty to the President, who the hell are you?!?!
BOHICA!
(sarcasm)
Kristol is now reduced to writing a column congratulating himself?
Hubris, thy name is Kristol.
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