The American Spectator

p> This is a pathetically lame and irresponsible article. Its author seems unaware that we have been holding our breath for 30 years already. Bush and the Republicans were put in office on the explicit promise to appoint justices like Scalia and Thomas. The promise has been broken; the trust has been betrayed. The suggestion that we have to guess and hope for a 60-year-old mediocrity is as insulting as it is absurd. br> — Paul F. Danello /p>

What will be interesting to me about this nominee is whether the solitary “demopublican” Senator, Mr. Specter, will exert any leadership for the benefit of this woman. I am unconcerned with her conservative credentials; the fact that she has never been a judge, nor her possible association with the recently deranged Al Gore. I am concerned with her reputation for critical thought; honesty, and integrity. I view her lack of experience as a judge as a plus.

p>I am willing to leave the low ground to the democrats. They are the ones who argue that constitution lives and can be changed at the whim of nine old people, but fanatically defend a court decision, Roe v. Wade , as immutable. Let them question her on how she will rule on future cases. And I will hope, as did Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this lawyer will refuse to respond to such pap. But most important is that this President gets his appointee to the Supreme Court and quickly. To that end, I hope Senator Specter will be both aggressive and successful. br> — Jay W. Molyneaux br> Wellington, Florida /p>

Let’s see, Mr. Tabin advises us to take a deep breath. Maybe hold it, but calm down and take a step back, so to speak. We should give Ms. Miers and, more importantly, Mr. Bush the benefit of the doubt. I mean, she has no track record as an intellectual heavy weight. She has no track record of having an interest in Constitutional law and interpretation. Not how she would rule, but just an interest in Constitutional law. Never mind the slap in the face that Bush has delivered to the conservative voter base. Hey you conservative morons, sit down and shut up and mind your betters.

p>Now on the other hand, we have an elected Republican leader that has shown the ability to drive Nancy Pelosi and her compadres nuts and defeat them at almost every turn. We have a Democrat prosecutor that is desperately obsessed with taking this effective leader down with spurious political charges. What does Mr. Tabin advise us to do? Why, hang him out to dry. That is Mr. Tabin’s advice. Tell me again how Mr. Tabin does NOT work for the DNC. br> —