State Of The Union Reaction
In an effort to maintain our official status as "political junkies," my wife and I sat down last night and watched both the Presdient's State of the Union speech and the Democrats' response as delivered by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine. I thought that the "International Relations" portion of the speech was well-written and well-delivered [...]
It's Carpet-Callin' Time
I've known Andy(I) for a long, long time and so I believe he'll forgive me when I say: Bud, you've done run right off the intellectual tracks. The Miers withdrawal - a timed, planned diversion from potential indictments in the Affaire de Plame? Dude, I scored two points from pure Machiavelli himself on [...]
More Conservative Miers Reax
The conservative reactions to the President's pick of Harriet Miers for Assoicate Justice continue to roll in, prime among which is George Will's acerbic column from this morning, which began thusly:
Senators beginning what ought to be a protracted and exacting scrutiny of Harriet Miers should be guided by three rules. First, it is not important [...]
Positive Miers Reax
While I've certainly been down on the President's selection of Harriet Miers to be the next Supreme Court Justice, there have been those on the right who are willing to view the whole affair in a more positive light. Beldar, in particular, has been verbose on the issue, rebutting the cronyism claims, spanking National [...]
Someone Stole My President And Replaced Him With An Alien Clone Intent On Destroying The Republican Base
Or, at the very least, that's what I think has to have happened for him to nominate Harriet Miers to the SCoTUS. Reactions have been mixed with a decidedly negative tone, from profound disappointment to saying the White House is stuck on stupid to calling it a rope-a-dope to a real diversity play to [...]
