William calls social conservatives unhappy with the nomination of Miers for the Supreme Court "so arrogant as to believe that they own the President" and says that the President can accuse them of being disloyal if they don't back Miers. Well, they may be arrogant, but they are reasonably ticked, and I don't think the President can accuse them of being disloyal. The social conservatives were important to the President's re-election, and they were not coy about it. They wanted their agenda (on abortion, homosexual rights, etc) advanced, and they saw a Supreme Court justice nominated by President Bush as a good (the best?) way to do it. The President has now made two politically expedient nominations. (This not to say that they are not qualified, or that you shouldn't like them, but they are expedient.) With Democrats falling over themselves to be vaguely non-commital yet supportive, Roberts and Miers hardly look like the stalwarts the social conservatives were hoping for. So they're feeling not like fair-weather friends, but like crunch-time allies, who the President turned to in the election, and now is not risking anything on their behalf. I don't think the "how can you leave me now?" line will carry much water.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
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Your analysis might also be right, Trav (by the way your song is hilarious) but Bush is clearly playing the "I like her, how can you leave me now?" card. He made the rare press conference this morning to do just that. Check it out
Here's a related thought: Why would Harry Ried come out in favor of Miers? I think its a cynical attempt to split Bush from his strongest base. Dirty dirtiness.
Anyone that graduates from SMU duirng the late 60's has got to be highly intellectual and competent
:)
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