How many times do I have to say it before it sinks in?
Hugh Hewitt, noted Presidential apologist, seems to think that opposition to the Harriet Miers nomination runs along a Boston/Washington Axis of Elitism. Further, he posits that the “base” actually supports the Miers nomination for the same reason he does, which is essentially “trust the president”.
Hugh, I quite simply cannot do that. Bush has done nothing to advance the conservative agenda since his election. Tax cuts are meaningless when spending increases. A war on terror that refuses to speak the name of the enemy is no war. His domestic response to 9/11 was as ridiculous as Clinton’s response to Oklahoma City – that being expand government power and restrict civil liberties.
Hugh manages to put this whopper in:
Rather, it is an argument about who leads the conservative movement and the GOP. The president does, and as a result the Miers nomination will succeed despite obvious and sincere dissatisfaction along the BWAE.
This is, of course absurd. The President clearly does NOT lead the conservative movement, precisely because he is not now nor has he ever been a conservative. I have been arguing this point since before he was even anointed as the Republican nominee in 2000.
Given the whispering campaign being conducted in favor of Miers, and the assortment of far-left senators who actually support her nomination, I’m inclined to say her nomination should be withdrawn, or she should at least remove herself from consideration. Spare the nation the farce of a softball confirmation process. There is no doubt in my mind that Harriet Miers will be the same kind of justice as Sandra Day O’Connor, whom she is to replace. The court does not need another “swing” vote that will sway with the breezes of public opinon.