DNC: Conservatives red-faced over Miers. Quotes conservative blogs.

[madfloridian]

DNC quotes conservative blogs on the nomination. Interesting.

http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/10/conservatives_r.php

Conservatives Red-Faced Over Miers
The jury is still out on Harriet Miers. There are a lot of obvious concerns; her lack of experience, cronyism, and of course her views on our basic freedoms.

But one thing that's already clear is that a politically weak Bush was unable to pick a nominee that would appeal to his extreme right-wing base. Already this morning conservatives are up in arms over the nomination.

From Confirm Them:

Just said on NBC that this is “an amazingly bad choice.”
He went on to say outright that Ms. Miers is unqualified. Ugh.

From The Corner:

After the Roberts pick conservatives swooned and said Bush doesn't care about "diversity"; it's only high qualifications that matter to this bold, let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may leader, etc., etc. Don't we have to take all that back now?
From RedState.org:

Me, the sources, everyone it seems was wrong. We've all heard the rumors, but not a one could believe the President would do that. Where is our Scalia/Thomas.
I think I'll let the President fight this battle himself, for now.


UPDATE: Conservative blog Ankle Biting Pundit has a roundup of right-wing reaction to Miers's nomination."

My note: all of the links are embedded at the site, very interesting.

[jsamuel]

1. Miers is there for Bush and no one else

[Pirate Smile]

2. Think Progress has a ton of these quotes.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4957182&mesg_id=4957182

[Laelth]

3. I disagree, entirely.

I believe that Miers has been Bush's first choice all along, and she is a pro-big-business, pro-police state, anti-choice extremist.

Here's why:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2130848&mesg_id=2130848

-Laelth

[madfloridian]

4. Here are the links for the blogs.

Blog links:

Confirm Them
http://www.confirmthem.com/?p=1397

The Corner
http://corner.nationalreview.com/05_10_02_corner-archive.asp#078281

Red State
http://www.redstate.org/story/2005/10/3/74558/9332

Ankle Biting Pundit
http://www.anklebitingpundits.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2403

[Bumblebee]

5. and that's what makes me think that Reid is much shrewder

than people here give him credit for -- and not a sellout at all. Just a smart, pragmatic politician. Miers is going nowhere in a hurry and will be torpedoed from both sides. If he suggested her and B. was dumb enough to accept it, Reid should be celebrated, not criticized.

[wurzel]

6. I agree. He is sowing discord among the Right

[WI_DEM]

7. So the left and the right are suspicious of her

probably will be easily confirmed.