[Pukin Dog]

Hey, I probably earned the attacks. I just wish this issue had less to do with me. I will be more careful in the future.

[flashbunny]

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

Strange way of trying to accomplish that.

[Bush 100 Percent]

I have to say that I didn't know about your issue #1, but I did suspect some of the favorite candidates might not have wanted the job. I knew Specter was a loose cannon and liable to pull just about anything, all the things in your second item ring true to me. I believe that Specter would never have voted for the Nuclear Option and needed to be added to the other defectors in any count.

I have been, however, arguing your third point since the Miers nomination and the criticism began. Which leads me to ....

The added issue is that conservatives who wanted a fight should have had it way back when the gang of 14 made their "deal". To sit back and, in hindsight, say we should fight amounts to not preparing the battlefield before the war and, then, second guessing the general who had to go with the field as is. Where were all these media pundits, then? I think the term "armchair general" was made just for them. They may have made some noise, then. But, if it wasn't enough, then, they're too late, now.

[seadevil]

Pukin Dog is back, so deal with it.

I don't know ya from beans, feller, but your willingness to make a public recantation over an issue that's had this forum boiling for days says something about you right off.

Don't know quite what to make of it at the moment, though...so I'll stay tuned.