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"It's a red line I'm not willing to cross," Mr. Bush said. His flat refusal raised the stakes for Ms. Miers's Senate confirmation hearings, set to begin two weeks from now, as the president seemed to acknowledge.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
I'm glad this fiasco is now over. Hopefully we can get someone better now.
Originally posted by Nygdan
Originally posted by djohnsto77
I'm glad this fiasco is now over. Hopefully we can get someone better now.
Sucks when the person doesn't have the same ideology as ya eh?
Harriet Miers’ withdrawal from her Supreme Court nomination demonstrates that ultraconservatives are so determined to swing the Supreme Court sharply to the right that they pounded their own president’s nominee into submission, and now demand a nominee with unquestioned far-right credentials, said Ralph G. Neas, President of People For the American Way.
“It’s an astonishing spectacle. The unelected power-brokers of the far right have forced the withdrawal of President Bush’s own Supreme Court nominee, before a confirmation hearing has even been held. President Bush’s complete capitulation to the far-right interest groups is astounding. The ultra-right wing dominance of Republican Party politics is complete, and they have dealt a terrible blow to an already weakened President and his administration,” said Neas. “Right-wingers are openly saying they elected Bush to put a battle-ready ultraconservative on the court to replace the moderate Sandra Day O’Connor, and they’re demanding a new choice – bipartisanship, moderation and mainstream Americans be damned.”
“Despite an outcry among some conservatives over the nomination, Specter said yesterday that he doubted Miers would withdraw from consideration or that Bush would ask her to. ‘It would be seen as a tremendous sign of weakness to have her withdraw,’ Specter said.” [Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/18/05]
“For her part, Totenberg does not believe the chatter that Miers might withdraw, saying that ‘it would make the president look weak,’ she said.” [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/19/05]
“Either Miers will be confirmed to the Supreme Court with some conservative votes against her and a general feeling of distaste, or conservative opposition will cause Miers to withdraw or be defeated, further weakening the president.” [The Hill, 10/12/05]
“[T]he main argument against a Miers’ withdrawal is that President Bush is probably determined to see it through. It would seem to be out of character for him to surrender to the critics. … It would be out of character for him to withdraw her name, and he probably has calculated that a withdrawal would be widely interpreted as a sign of political weakness, and that by itself would make it more difficult for him to deal with an increasingly skeptical Congress.” [Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/13/05]
Mort Kondracke: “If [Bush] were to pull her now, this would be an indication that he’s caving into the right-wing groups.” [Fox News, 10/26/05]
Bush, 10/7/05
Q So are you ruling it out, any withdrawal?
PRESIDENT BUSH: No, she is going to be on the bench, she’ll be confirmed — and when she’s on the bench people will see a fantastic woman who is honest, open, humble and capable of being a great Supreme Court Judge.
Originally posted by marg6043
Bush has lost control of his presidency
Originally posted by djohnsto77
I think this nomination failed much more on Capitol Hill than on the right-wing radio talkshows or think-tanks. Apparently her answers to her nominee questionairre were abyssmal and her performance in one-on-one meetings with Senators were equally horrible with Senators saying she spoke so softly they couldn't understand what she was saying and otherwise just responded with cliches that gave no insight into her thoughts.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
I think this nomination failed much more on Capitol Hill than on the right-wing radio talkshows or think-tanks. Apparently her answers to her nominee questionairre were abyssmal and her performance in one-on-one meetings with Senators were equally horrible with Senators saying she spoke so softly they couldn't understand what she was saying and otherwise just responded with cliches that gave no insight into her thoughts.
from RANT
Senator Specter (R) was just speaking. He's furious. She thought she was going to get an up or down vote. She delivered "on time" 8 boxes of answers to the questionnaire last night at end of day. She was ready to fight for her vote and for the President.