Comments on: Two Coalitions? Nay, Sir, There Is But One…

By: AJStrata

AJStrata — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:24:24 +0000

Its up

http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/742

Cheers.

By: Gulf Coast Bandit

Gulf Coast Bandit — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:32:41 +0000

Okay, Dennis, just CHILL! Sorry, couldn’t resist.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 19:06:31 +0000

Ryan, that’s the beauty of Chillin’ – you can check out any time (but you can never leave)…oh, wait, that’s some hotel in California, as I recall…

By: Ryan Bonneville

Ryan Bonneville — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 17:44:39 +0000

Actually, I am considering removing myself from the Coalition. The president may have made a fine choice here from a consequentialist point of view, but none of that can cover up the sheer naked cronyism of it. This was a ridiculous choice, not because it was a bad one but because it was morally indefensible.

By: sue

sue — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 17:44:10 +0000

good post—-you know that saying, when the goin’ gets tough the tough get goin’? i love george bush even when he drives me crazy. i am encouraging conservatives to stay the course and beware the lunacy virus of the left’s rhetorical style. you need to stick around and hold people’s feet to the fire with integrity, not jump ship when you’re needed.

an article at american thinker made a good point about skills on the scotus. with all the intellectual power on the court, miers it seems can also bring something else which may actually be incredibly valuable to conservatives. she is intelligent and a quick study, but also has skills as a “majority builder”. scalia, roberts, and thomas will find themselves with a valuable colleague in miers with her ability within the small group dynamics to swing the court to conservative ideals and interpretation of the constitution.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 17:42:08 +0000

Dennis, I am outraged by your outrage! And that’s truly outrageous…

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:52:33 +0000

How DARE you suggest a coalition with people who were upset with the Gang of 14 deal? Those who were upset with that deal have LOST MY SUPPORT ETERNALLY! Those who cannot prove they were always chillin’ must be drummed out of the movement! I demand chillin’ purity!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:33:34 +0000

megapotamus, the Will piece struck a chord in me because I heard the justification from many who supported the Miers nomination (and, truth be told, initially agreed with it) that Miers was a good nomination because of her ‘perspective’ as someone who had run a law firm, etc.

Now there’s nothing wrong in that in and of itself, and in fact, much that is admirable. But Will made me realize that the most important ‘perspective’ in a Supreme Court Justice is that of the founders who wrote the Constitution, and indeed, looking at Supreme Court cases through any other prism is another word for legislating from the bench.

Does that mean Miers is not qualified? No…but I would like some reassurance before I get too gung-ho…

By: megapotamus

megapotamus — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:28:36 +0000

Right on, Mark. An appropriate motto might be “CTFD”… Calm The **** Down. No one looks good with their skirt over their head, especially conservatives. I thought we were supposed to be the rational reflectors, right? I’m a little confusted on your reception of the Will piece though. He sounds agitated to me and seems to be personalizing the issues… but hey, that’s me.