“Actually, it was the unwillingness of the conservative base to compromise that gave us those fine gentlemen.
How do you think Miers would have voted?”
You bring up a great point. However, a liberal like Gore or Kerry would not have been beholden to the conservative base. They would have been beholden to the liberal base which would have made them nominate as liberal a judge as possible. We have sway over Bush. We have no sway over a Kerry or Gore.
BTW, in answer to your question, Harriet would have consulted with George Bush first to see how he wanted her to vote... : )
“Harriet would have consulted with George Bush first to see how he wanted her to vote.”
You betcha. And he is the guy who begged congress to put an AWB renewal on his desk. He is the guy who hired a couple thousand DOJ lawyers to support the BATF. After his term ends, who knows how she would vote. That is the problem with hiring cronies without constitutional track records.
The issue becomes more complicated in this election. The democrats fear the RKBA crowd due to beating they have taken in past elections. They also have had their numbers diluted by the bumper crop of blue dogs. It would be risky for them to swerve hard left and embrace gun control. The constituents would hate it and future elections would be at risk.
If however Giuliani gets elected, it would be over the loud objections of the RKBA crowd. He would bear animosity toward them and consider them irrelevant. His administration would be very anti-gun. McCain would have the same issues to a lesser degree.