Pat Buchanan's an idiot
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8789892/#051003a
The fact that Mrs. Miers has not loudly and openly expressed her opinions on a wide range of political issues is an excellent qualification. If she had done so, the Democrats would have exactly what they need to band together and keep her off the bench. Without being absolutely assured of her politics, or that she even has any, they have no choice but to confirm her as a wise, apolitical legal mind.
This is not to say that Mr. Bush does not know her ideals. This is why it is an advantage that he knows her personally. No, he did not favor a personal friend, he nominated someone whose politics he knows, because he knows her personally, but whom the Senate will be unable to oppose.
Frankly, it's genius. Trust me, Mr. Bush would not risk his chance at a conservative Supreme Court. He's not the idiot that so many people think he is--the man knows what he is doing.
And as for the idea that he ran from a fight--so? Like I said, he knows what he's doing. He made a safe bet. If the conservatives in this country start to think that they have it made in the shade, start taking big risks and pushing hard and loud on every issue, they're gonna lose it. The Republicans can by no means overpower and smother the Democrats forever. There are alot of risks coming in the near future that need to be considered. For now, we need to take it easy, gain a little more support. Spare the rod...
That is, unless we can be really courageous. If we're gonna be loud, we need to follow through. We can't be all talk--we need the walk too. If there are issues that we need to take care of immediately, things that need to be pushed for loud and hard, then we need to act. When it comes to injustice, we need to, as Thoreau said, "transgress it immediately"--and actively. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did it, and he's widely seen as a hero.
The fact that Mrs. Miers has not loudly and openly expressed her opinions on a wide range of political issues is an excellent qualification. If she had done so, the Democrats would have exactly what they need to band together and keep her off the bench. Without being absolutely assured of her politics, or that she even has any, they have no choice but to confirm her as a wise, apolitical legal mind.
This is not to say that Mr. Bush does not know her ideals. This is why it is an advantage that he knows her personally. No, he did not favor a personal friend, he nominated someone whose politics he knows, because he knows her personally, but whom the Senate will be unable to oppose.
Frankly, it's genius. Trust me, Mr. Bush would not risk his chance at a conservative Supreme Court. He's not the idiot that so many people think he is--the man knows what he is doing.
And as for the idea that he ran from a fight--so? Like I said, he knows what he's doing. He made a safe bet. If the conservatives in this country start to think that they have it made in the shade, start taking big risks and pushing hard and loud on every issue, they're gonna lose it. The Republicans can by no means overpower and smother the Democrats forever. There are alot of risks coming in the near future that need to be considered. For now, we need to take it easy, gain a little more support. Spare the rod...
That is, unless we can be really courageous. If we're gonna be loud, we need to follow through. We can't be all talk--we need the walk too. If there are issues that we need to take care of immediately, things that need to be pushed for loud and hard, then we need to act. When it comes to injustice, we need to, as Thoreau said, "transgress it immediately"--and actively. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did it, and he's widely seen as a hero.
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