I was wrong; so please join me in supporting Harriet Miers.

[AmericanChef]

I'd always known our misrepresentatives didn't have the cojones to get any of the others through. How many times did Frist say "we're getting close to the nuclear option" during the filibuster? There was no hope they'd ever do it then, and even less now that they let it slide.

When we congratulate ourselves for recruiting social liberals into the Republican fold, think about how weak the party has become as a result. Total wimps afraid of a few words. WORDS!!

[Pukin Dog]

Right now, we just need somebody confirmed in what is really a Democratic Senate.

[Cicero]

I can't say this makes me feel any better.

I notice you don't say that "we" are responsible for Arlen Specter being in the Senate. No, that was personally engineered by Rove and Bush. Many of us strongly objected at the time. I also pointed out that as time passed, Specter would be less and less accountable to anyone but himself, and that the one to suffer would be Bush. Hell, Bush not only twisted arms to get Specter re-elected, but he probably wrecked Rick Santorum's re-election prospects in the process.

There are ways to make RINOs toe the line, and they don't depend entirely on the Republican leadership in the Senate. How many bills has Bush vetoed? How often has he disciplined dissenting RINOs by taking away their pork? How often has he punished his enemies when they got out of line? No wonder he can't control the party.

[Matchett-PI]

"The primary thing that must be considered, is that the Congress can NEVER be put back in Democrat hands, for that would destroy all progress made up to now."

Ditto for the presidency.

The DemocRAT party gets most of its campaign contributions from those who hate America and all we stand for. When the RATS are able to get elected, they must come through for their base.

They know that the vast majority of the American people will reject leftist ideas at the ballot box, so the only way they can "come through" for their base and get the anti-American left's agenda enacted into law, is to install as many left-wing activist judges as possible. They must do an end-run around the constitutional legislative process, rule against the will of the people and impose that agenda on us.

The fact that they get most of their funding from the leftist extremist blame-America-first crowd - our avowed enemies - is THE reason why we must never allow DemocRATS to obtain political power either locally, statewide, or at the federal level. They never give up in their efforts to undermine our Constitution because they have to.

The Constitution stands in their way. bttt

12 posted on 10/09/2005 12:39:55 PM EDT by Matchett-PI

[flashbunny]

" I just wish this issue had less to do with me"

Strange way of trying to accomplish that.

[phil1750]

he did the very best he could do without destroying our momentum.

What momentum? We've spent the past 25 years fighting to get control of both the White House and the Congress at the same time so we could put in justices that wouldn't legislate from the bench, and now Bush acts like we are in the minority.

I guarantee you if the dems were in the same position of power that we are, the head of NARAL would have been their nominee.

[Petronski]

The players are interesting, the maneuvering is interesting, the suspense is interesting, the chess game is interesting.

I agree if you strike the word "interesting" in every instance and substitute therefor the word "sickening."

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Not sure what kind of inside information you have but....

Our Democrat opponents have been quite busy, especially after John Roberts embarrassed them, searching for any information that would allow an open personal attack on a nominee. Sadly, many of the folks we wanted badly would have had their lives destroyed had they attempted confirmation to the bench, and wisely declined.

I wondered if this might be contributing to it. After the way they went after the Roberts family you can bet on the nominees families dirty laundry being spread out in public.

Miers has one big advantage over most other nominees. No family to be affected.

I still am waiting for the hearings to decide about her.

But one thing is clear, this attacking of nominees and their families has got to stop or no one will want to serve.

[politicket]

You seriously need to get a life and quit trying to be everyones worst enemy. I have not read ONE of your posts this last week that had any worth.

Let's hear some insightful comment from you instead of your current drivel.

[Pukin Dog]

You are right, but Bush and Rove were lied to. I agree that Santorum is probably going to lose, but they had assurances from Specter that he would play ball. He lied.

[pepperdog]

"Because of what I now know about how and why Harriet Miers was selected, I withdraw my earlier statements against her, my statements suggesting anything less than my strong support of the President, and finally, my self imposed exile from Free Republic."

It takes a good dog to change directions based on new information. Thanks for your honesty and your willingness to share your information and opinion.

A note to those who choose to criticize the PD, if you are so knowledgeable and have a valid, to you, opinion of the nomination please share with the rest of us. If all you have to share is criticism don't waste our time.

[Owen]

Apparently this guy is a famous Freeper. I have never heard of him, but that does not matter.

I would like to direct attention to an obscure portion of his text -- the issue that the FR rockstar favorites might not survive the vetting process.

Recall that there are many ways to fail a USSC vetting that might not appear in the screen for a lower office:

I'll name a few off the top of my head, though all these did not appear for USSC candidates.

1) Nanny tax issues. Anyone who ever paid a maid or even biweekly housekeeper with cash could run afoul of this. It would be a killer.

2) Smoked pot as a youngster. Another killer.

3) A felon in the family. Depends on how remote, of course, but any leniency shown by the judge of that family member's case would be trumpeted -- and might very well evolve into another killer.

You can add to this list as you will, but I would like folks to consider one fundamental reality in this:

Bush can't, in any decency as a human being, tell you this happened. The rockstar in question would be exposed and devastated. Explaining things to some political junkies doesn't qualify as sufficient justification to ruin someone's life.

[clee1]

Thanks for the info.

The reasons you listed are the reasons I'll not be voting for no-b@lls republicans any more.

They are unfit to govern.

[conservativebabe]

I know you aren't talking to me, but seriously, enough already. We get it.

[flashbunny]

LOL.

[Caipirabob]

Well, I appreciate the post. Seems like the media is willing to leave us in the dark to snipe at one another one this one. They're content to sit back and watch us eat our own since we really don't have much to go on. That's just what most of us are doing it seems.

Figures the only place I'd get info would be FR...

[Swampmarine]

Made my day.

[CaptainK]

Thomas Sowell came to the same conclusion.
Interesting. It's the only logical reason to explain Bush's actions. All his other picks for judges were stellar. Bush is between a rock and a hard pace and the Dems are eating this up. Everyone, myself included, needs to calm down.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Thus Owens would be confirmable.

Owens asked that her name be withdrawn.

[Pukin Dog]

At this point, you could call momentum only that we have been able to keep Democrats from power for quite some time now. I'll take that, in addition to tax cuts anytime.