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It's all Good!

It occurred to me as I'm listening to talk radio today that the hubbub over the nomination of Harriet Miers is not wasted effort on behalf of all thinking Conservatives. The Liberal mainstream press is overjoyed by the dispute at hand but we know that it is truly representative of our party that such a dispute would be had. We're a large bunch and it's rare that any two Conservatives agree on everything! I'm happy for the rest of America to see that we are a thinking person's party.

If Ms. Miers is indeed confirmed by the committee, she will be mindful of the complaints that were issued by many good Conservatives. (None of which, I might add, were personal.) The concerns being raised should inspire her to be sure that she does the best job she can possibly do. She should come through this with a better education on the Conservative ideology. I sincerely hope that she sees that Conservatives are more than just the Religious Right; we are a vast bunch differing in our concerns and opinions. Take us all in, Ms. Miers. Like it or not, we are your fellow intellects and we're waaaaaay past the "silent" days. ;)

And for all the Conservatives who are having fits over this nomination... take a chill pill folks! We are the party who recognize that the Supreme Court is not a political body. The justices are not supposed to allow their political ideology to interfere with ruling on the cases before them. They are to look to the law of this land and no further.

It is my opinion and will remain so unless proven otherwise that this nomination could have been given to a person with more judicial experience; however, at best this nomination has given the brightest minds of our political ideology a chance to talk about Conservatism and our values in the mainstream media thanks to the debate. At worst, well, she's another Souter or Kennedy and we can only hope that Scalia and Thomas will keep her in check. Life goes on, folks.

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