The Mier's pick
Oh my God, I have never seen such hysteria from people I have considered very intelligent. National Review and Rush Limbaugh are having fits over this selection, as if Bush has some obligation to vette his choices through the conservative hierarchy before making the announcement. Here is an example of several letters I felt compelled to send to various folks today:
In the last 24 hours, all I hear is everyone whining about how they don’t know Miers, and why didn’t Bush nominate someone that has a record that conservatives can see and be comfortable with. This is a failure of perspective. Everyone is forgetting that from Bush’s perspective, she is a completely known quantity, and he knows her better than all the other possibilities, including Luttig and Brown.
I think that he is KEENLY aware of the importance of this nomination, and he has selected someone he is certain will be a conservative justice. When coupled with a desire to put someone on who is NOT a judge and understands the global war on terrorism, the choice is obvious. This isn’t about picking a fight and humiliating Democrats, it is about making sure that we win the real battle, changing the court. With all due respect, Bush job isn’t to pick someone that all the conservative political wonks can look at and say “Damn right!”, it is to pick someone HE knows will be a safe conservative vote for the next 20 years.
What 99% of conservatives are doing is getting wobbly, because they are so used to getting beaten by Democrats that they assume they will be betrayed. They assume this, when there is no evidence that it is happening. They do know that Miers is the person that recommended Brown, Owens, Luttig, Estrada, and Roberts to the president in the first place, don’t they?
In the last 24 hours, all I hear is everyone whining about how they don’t know Miers, and why didn’t Bush nominate someone that has a record that conservatives can see and be comfortable with. This is a failure of perspective. Everyone is forgetting that from Bush’s perspective, she is a completely known quantity, and he knows her better than all the other possibilities, including Luttig and Brown.
I think that he is KEENLY aware of the importance of this nomination, and he has selected someone he is certain will be a conservative justice. When coupled with a desire to put someone on who is NOT a judge and understands the global war on terrorism, the choice is obvious. This isn’t about picking a fight and humiliating Democrats, it is about making sure that we win the real battle, changing the court. With all due respect, Bush job isn’t to pick someone that all the conservative political wonks can look at and say “Damn right!”, it is to pick someone HE knows will be a safe conservative vote for the next 20 years.
What 99% of conservatives are doing is getting wobbly, because they are so used to getting beaten by Democrats that they assume they will be betrayed. They assume this, when there is no evidence that it is happening. They do know that Miers is the person that recommended Brown, Owens, Luttig, Estrada, and Roberts to the president in the first place, don’t they?
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