Comments on: Miers Withdraws http://www.davejustus.com/2005/10/27/miers-withdraws/ None Sine Causa Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:39:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dave Justus http://www.davejustus.com/2005/10/27/miers-withdraws/#comment-1873 Dave Justus Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.davejustus.com/2005/10/27/miers-withdraws/#comment-1873 You might be right, but not for those reasons. I remain convinced that Bush wants, more than anything, a pro-executive power war on terror judge. After Miers, my short list starts and ends with Gonzales. Maybe there is someone else, if so, there is a chance it won't be Gonzales. I disagree that 'the base' (never been sure exactly who that is) is as strong as it has ever been. The anti-Miers focus was on her resume and competancy, it may have been animated by ideological concerns, but that wasn't where the criticism publically went for the most part. In many ways, the criticism of Miers strengths the case for Gonzoles, rather than lessens it. You might be right, but not for those reasons.

I remain convinced that Bush wants, more than anything, a pro-executive power war on terror judge. After Miers, my short list starts and ends with Gonzales. Maybe there is someone else, if so, there is a chance it won’t be Gonzales.

I disagree that ‘the base’ (never been sure exactly who that is) is as strong as it has ever been. The anti-Miers focus was on her resume and competancy, it may have been animated by ideological concerns, but that wasn’t where the criticism publically went for the most part. In many ways, the criticism of Miers strengths the case for Gonzoles, rather than lessens it.

]]> By: RFTR http://www.davejustus.com/2005/10/27/miers-withdraws/#comment-1872 RFTR Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:58:00 +0000 http://www.davejustus.com/2005/10/27/miers-withdraws/#comment-1872 No way it'll be Gonzales. No way. Bush says the reason she withdrew was because of the demand for documents--we all know that the reason she withdrew was because of the conservative revolt over her. The base, right now, is as strong as it has ever been--that makes us even more capable of rejecting a Gonzales nomination than ever. No way Bush's people are dumb enough to let him try that. No way it’ll be Gonzales. No way.

Bush says the reason she withdrew was because of the demand for documents–we all know that the reason she withdrew was because of the conservative revolt over her. The base, right now, is as strong as it has ever been–that makes us even more capable of rejecting a Gonzales nomination than ever.

No way Bush’s people are dumb enough to let him try that.

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