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Ken Shreve br> New Hampshire /p>

I predict a lot of Bush/Cheney bumper stickers coming off of cars in the next few days.

I don't know why some conservatives are acting surprised at Bush betraying them once again, but then neither do I know why Charlie Brown always lets Lucy hold the football for him to kick.

When the only thing Bush could bring himself to say about the Clinton impeachment was, "I'm glad it's over," we had all the information we needed to know it would turn out like this.

p>I am hoping that conservatives will fight hard to defeat this nomination. Their chances of winning are slim. But Harriet Miers will be a better-behaved justice for it if her nomination succeeds only against strong, hard fought opposition by Republicans. It won't be much, but it's probably all that can be salvaged. br> -- John Gorentz br> Battle Creek, Michigan /p> p> For all the so-called conservatives whining about the Harriet Miers nomination, they need a reality check. Rehnquist was a non judge and was for years the lone voice of conservatism on the High Court. Reagan appointed O'Connor and Kennedy. Reagan ran up huge deficits and was accused of spending like a drunken sailor. Reagan authored and passed the most sweeping amnesty legislation for illegal aliens in U.S. history. Reagan cut deals over and over again with the Democrats in Congress and governed far more from the center than does President Bush. Reagan lost the Republican Senate. President Bush has consistently appointed conservatives to positions of influence. Harriet Miers took on the ABA and didn't flinch. She is tougher and more committed to conservative ideas than most of the Republican judges touted as conservatives. Quite frankly based on the mouthing of so-called conservatives President Bush owes the so-called conservative movement nothing. Of course, since he's a real conservative who gets things done so-called conservatives need to shut up and support the President in his time of need to increase his influence and political capital so he can continue to transform government. So-called conservatives are so enamored with defeat and being the minority my guess is they secretly long for a return to the "good old days" when the Democrats ran everything. Keep it up and you'll get your wish in 2006 and 2008, but it won't be with the help of George W. Bush. br> -- Michael Tomlinson br> Crownsville, Maryland

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