That's unexpected.
Under withering attack from conservatives, President Bush ended his push to put loyalist Harriet Miers on the Supreme Court Thursday and promised a quick replacement. Democrats accused him of bowing to the "radical right wing of the Republican Party."The White House said Miers had withdrawn her name because of a bipartisan effort in Congress to gain access to internal documents related to her role as counsel to the president. But politics played a larger role: Bush's conservative backers had doubts about her ideological purity, and Democrats had little incentive to help the nominee or the embattled GOP president.
Well, the withdrawal, not the Demospratic response.
Now, let's hope for someone with decent credentials, and not a far-right crackpot.
See SCOTUSblog for commentary.
Now, let's hope for someone with decent credentials, and not a far-right crackpot.
See SCOTUSblog for commentary.
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Well, Charles Krauthammer can be proud. This all played out very much the way he wanted it to. Frankly, I would have like to see her responses to the committee to make a real judgement, but bottom line is I think there are better candidates out there so this is a relief. Let's hope Bush picks better next time.
As for the Democrats response, which I laughed out loud at, the InstaPunk had it right. To understand the Dems and the left, you must look at the world through "bushsucksbushsucksbushsucksbushsucks" glasses. Then all their responses makes perfect sense!
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