Pirro won't commit to supporting Alito

The New York Post ^ | 11.16.05 | Dicker

[nycfree]

November 16, 2005 -- ALBANY — Republican Senate hopeful Jeanine Pirro refused yesterday to back President Bush's selection of Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court, in part because of Alito's past anti-abortion views. The refusal by Pirro, who backs abortion rights, drew a quick condemnation from state Conservative Party leader Mike Long, whose support Pirro has been aggressively seeking. "I'm assuming Jeanine supported Bush for president and, therefore, she should be out front supporting the president's nominee for the Supreme Court — because we know Hillary Clinton is going to vote 'no,' " Long said. Pirro, the outgoing Westchester district attorney, wants to "wait and see the Senate confirmation hearings" before making up her mind on Alito, said spokeswoman Andrea Tantaros. "She wants to hear the tough questions, and she wants to hear the answers on a wide spectrum of issues," Tantaros said.

[isrul]

I never even addressed the issue of a conservative candidate in NY. Last Conservative that won was Buckley. Pirro is a serious candidate only in her own mind. No money is coming in. She's just a nothing the party put up just so as to have candidate, a body, a name. She's no different than the Republican "candidate" for the mayor of NY's capital city who got about 6% of the vote. Just a body and a name.

[dc-zoo]

Stick a fork in her. She's done.

[stocksthatgoup]

Lincoln Chaffee in Drag

[SuziQ]

What does it matter what she thinks? His confirmation vote will be WAY before she would ever have any chance of setting foot in the Senate.

[AFPhys]

Which "serious candidate" would you suggest that the Republicans run in NY against Hitlery?

Suggest a winning strategy for me, please! I'll be happy to listen, and work to follow through when you give your winning plan!

[Long Distance Rider]

I disagree with Conservative Party leader Mike Long. There is no downside for Hillary Rodham Rodham voting for Alito. I haven't seen any polls from New York, but I would guess that her approval rating is in the 60-70% range. Pirro ain't got a snowballs chance in Rio of beating her. The left will be voting for Hillary. The middle will split their vote between Hillary and Pirro. The right will vote for neither. Hillary wins. Besides Hillary is running for President and a vote for Alito will help her with moderate Democrats and squishy Republicans.

[frogjerk]

You must have lived your whole life in TX or NB, etc.

I'm from NJ. Whitman (RINO) wasn't much of a difference from Florio or what will be Gov Corzine.

[AFPhys]

RINOs are very annoying, but they are far less destructive to the republic than the socialist Demodogs are.

I didn't like Whitman much at all, but she managed to keep NJ under some control for a period of time. Nevertheless, NJ was a little better off when she was governor - yet I know that's not a great claim.

I thought it was an error in judgement that she was put on the Cabinet. The EPA was somewhat better of under her than the 'Toon Sec, at least, but she was dangerous there overall. The best part of her being on the Cabinet is that her relative failure there virtually removed her from influence on the national scene, and as a former "R woman governor", she was pretty dangerous for a while. Now I think she's relatively neutered.

[JohnnyZ]

My suggesstion: "He is the President's choice so If I were casting a vote I'd say that I would be predisposed to supporting him and I am also looking forward to learning more about him when the hearings begin."

Or how about:

"I'm a damn stinkin' commie liberal and I worship abortion and I hate conservatives so I would never back an evil white man like Alito." Or is that pretty much what she actually said?

Say it loud and proud Jeanine! You're a left-wing wacko, embrace your destiny!

[RGSpincich]

Paging Mr. Spencer.

[Theodore R.]

The once iconic John Vliet Lindsay would have a hard choice deciding between Hillary and Pirro, but I think he would go with his heart and Hillary if he could!

[sefarkas]

If we could somehow manage to replace about 8 Blue State Demodogs with RINOs who might vote somewhat conservative even a third of the time, the whole country would be far better off, and far better, more conservative, legislation would be passed. This remark is delusional. The current leadership cannot control the handful of RINOs they have now. You can say the current weak leadership in the Senate is a direct result of the RINOs we already have there. Pirro is an anti-nuclear RINO who will NEVER be a member of the U.S. Senate. Vote for what you want, not what you oppose. In NY we have a Conservative Party that fields a full slate of candidates that capture non-trivial amounts of the vote. As every where, we also have Libertarians. Please help me end the myth that the U.S. is a two party nation. It only seems that way because the journalists of the MSM are too weak to write a full examination of all the candidates. Their corporate masters want 'mainstream' politicians like Snowe, Collins, Clinton, Lott, etc. who vote to protect/subsidize industries like autos that build the 2000# weapons which kill over 35,000 Americans every year (~100 every day, 24x7), financed by the banks, fueled by oil companies, and driven on roads built with tax dollars. If you are sad about the soldiers lost in the WoT, you should be down right depressed by the maiming and death going on right in our own neighborhoods every single day.

[AFPhys]

There is NO WAY to "control the RINOs". They are doing PRECISELY what their constituents want them to do. They will get elected over and over and over again - or they will be replaced by a socialist Demodog. They'll never be replaced by a "conservative" in the mold of Kyl, or Cornyn, or even someone like Hatch. No "libertarian" will ever dislodge them. The best that can be hoped for in most of the NorthEast races, and several other states, is to elect RINOs who will at least sometimes vote moderately conservative.

You'll never, ever get a 100%er, or even an 80%er. You just might be able to get a candidate elected who votes with you most of the time on welfare reforms, and pro-2ndA - but forget a true down-the-line conservative from these Blue States. If you can get enough of these RINOs replacing the 0% Demodogs, conservative legislation can be passed using shifting coalitions of the RINOs. That is the only hope. That is how any of the progress that has been since Reagan has occurred.

We need more RINOs in the Senate, replacing Blue State Demodog Senators. That, added to a few more conservative credentialed Senators from the Red States who have saddled themselves with incumbent Demodog Senators, will change the makeup of legislation radically. We're close to accomplishing that goal, but not quite there yet...

Please educate me: those "full slates of candidates" in NYState have resulted in exactly how many conservatives elected?

Please educate me how many terms the last Conservative Party Senator served, and how successful his election was when he didn't have the liberal vote split between two NY liberals.

Please further research for me: how many RINOs have been replaced by a 0% Demodog - full blooded liberal as a result of the self destructive desire of "true conservatives"?

Snowe and Collins depress me, but at least they vote with the Republican leadership half the time. [Chaffee doesn't make that mark and should be dropped. McCain should be dropped for other reasons.]

[Labyrinthos]

Future SAT Question:

Jeanine Pirro is to the Republican Party as:

a. Ted Kennedy is to AA;
b. Zell Miller is to the Democratic Party;
c. Paris Hilton is to any party;
d. Circle is to square;
e. All of the above;
f. None of the above.

[BillyBoy]

PIRRO: Running to BEAT Hillary!

[BillyBoy]

>> If you think any candidate who is not at least "moderate" like Pirro will ever win statewide in NY, you're mistaken. <<

Look! One of those evil "unelectable" NY politicians!

U.S. Senator Al D'Amato
(Republican/Conservative/Right-to-Life--NY)
Served: 1981-1999

[WOSG]

oookaaay .... thank you Mrs Pirro ....

NEXT CANDIDATE, PLEASE!

[WOSG]

A few points. Al D'Amato represented New York for almost 20 years. Santorum has represented Pennsylvania for 12. Many swing states can and do elect Republicans who could but in some cases don't act as conservatives. eg. Both senators from Maine are RINOs, but they would get reelected even if they were more conservative.

"but forget a true down-the-line conservative from these Blue States."

The exceptions, like Santorum, we should take extra effort to keep!

It is distressingly hard to dislodge some very bad liberal senators from blue states, but the solution is not running weak candidates just because they are mods. Conservatives often run better campaigns that energize based voters because they run sharper campaigns. A candidate that runs a forthright campaign on issues like taxes and spending and national security and family can indeed win even in the northeast. The trick is winning the swing vote without depressing the base.

The WRONG answer is to assume a wimpy moderate position is the answer. It's also the wrong answer to come out as a right-winger that will get pegged in a way to lose the the swing vote.

The RIGHT answer is to run the kind of campaign that Norm Coleman ran, where he both won swing voters and got the cosnrvative base energized. It's not easy but it is doable with the right, energetic candidates... mainstream conservatives can be winning candidates, even in New York.

[only1percent]

Pirro is a disheartening disaster. We need SOMEONE good on the top of the ticket in New York in 2006 (Governor or Senator) or the Democrats will take back the State Senate. The first act of an all-Democrat legislator with a Democrat governor: a $4 billion tax hike to fund the Campaign for Equity lawsuit to dump more money into NYC schools.

[AFPhys]

Great answer!

C'mon right up here to NY, locate that candidate, and run that winning campaign you're describing! I'll be happy to help!

As of now, I'd be more than excited about RINO Pirro defeating Hitlery even if she ended up voting like Collins.