Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Have Some Cheese With That Whine?

I used to say that to the liberal side of the aisle, but now I'm saying it to the conservatives among us as well. I can't believe all that I am hearing from the conservative side. All this whining is what I expect from the libs not from the generally more stable side of the aisle.

What the heck is going on here? The President made his nomination of Harriet Miers to the Bench to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Almost immediately, the conservatives are whining that she's not "conservative" enough. Or that it can't be proven that she's conservative enough. She only went to SMU. She's never been a judge. She only got the nomination because she a Bush "croney." It's made to sound like no one has ever suceeded by being an insider before. People, it happens everyday of the week in every industry, private or public sector. Right or wrong it happens. Personally, I can't see GWB nominating anyone to the High Court unless he thought they would carry on his ideals of how the Court should run.

It wasn't that long ago that conversatives were saying that the President had the right to nominate whomever he chose. Apparently, all that has changed and he has to nominate someone who will pass muster. Abe Lincoln once said to another Harriet, Harriet Beecher Stowe, “So you’re the little woman who made the book that made this great war.” Harriet Miers might not have written a book, but her nomination seems to be what is causing the Republican Party to unravel.

Democrats and Liberals have been searching for something that might win them a majority in Congress and maybe even the White House.This might be it. No, not the nomination itself. The stupidity that is happening as a result of the nomination. I might live in the South, but I am about as Middle American as it comes. And I don't like what I'm seeing. It's not the Republicans versus Democrats or conservatives versus liberals. It's conservative vs conservative, as in who's more conservative, or really conservative. It's a good thing that the elections are a year away. That gives the Republicans a year to repair the damage or the Democrats a year to throw it away. And everybody a year to grow up.

Let's not get stuck on stupid. Let's see what Ms. Miers is all about before going off on this stupid tangent. She deserves the time to present her case. And let's face it. She has to convince first the Judiciary Committee and then the Senate. Not you and not me. Sure, we can be against her nomination, but in the long run, no matter what we say, it ain't gonna make a difference.

The Anchoress has a great post that you really need to read. She said it much better than I can.

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