I am so over Harriet Miers. I feel like the New York traffic cop: “Move on. Nothing to see here.”
Over at the NY Times today, Hugh Hewitt wrote “Why the Right Was Wrong,” indicating that “the Harriet Miers precedent cements an extraconstitutional new standard for nominees.”
Aw c’mon, Hugh. Let’s cut to the chase. I am a conservative first and foremost. I have certain views and beliefs that I am not willing to compromise; not for party, not for man or woman. George Bush is a nice guy I’m sure, but he’s less and less impressing me as a Republican. GWB is leaving in three years; Miers would have been in the Supreme Court for the rest of her life.
As a strategist, you couldn’t see that the Dems would demand internal White House papers written by Miers?
And as a conservative, I am approaching threshold for being demonized as disloyal, an elitist, snobbish, ultra-conservative (meant to be a pejorative) and a demolisher of the GOP. Jeez; just take a big drink of Get Over It. I am not responsible for the poor planning of an administration. I am not responsible for Miers pulling her name because I happen to have an opinion.
Who knows where this will go? Who knows what name Bush will submit next? I certainly don’t. But I know one thing: I reserve the right to disagree AGAIN if I believe the choice isn’t the best for the SCOTUS.
10 28 05
Blo Zep:
Screw others opinions on your loyalty! Just because someone is part of the GOP don’t mean they are a conservative. Let’s be honest, GWB has spent TONS of money and opened up war on TWO different fronts. I don’t think he is acting like a conservative; he should have done some Reagan Ollie North type stealthy stuff to rid us of the Taliban. I have griped about the Taliban for years, but from a woman’s rights perspective. In high school, we learned about how poorly they treated women, but the world community at large was silent. I am happy that we took them down, but pissed at the results and bloodshed. I think the Pres could have done this just a little bit smarter. But what do I know? Ha ha ha. I also get upset when Leftnazis try to define your ideology for you. Such as if you believe in the free market, you support the war. Actually, I support free markets inasmuch as is tolerable before turning into an oligarchy. I think you might have some things to say about the current post on my blog. Anyway, I am rambling, so if I don’t see any more comments from you today, have a great Halloween weekend!