Nominee
Lots to talk about, once again. First, the fact that the Libby indictments have been swept off the table is of vital importance for the President. We may find that, in fact, his choice of Samuel Alito is more reflective of the dual importance of his situation. Remember, Bush was boxed in nearly completely and we all knew he'd come out swinging. His goals were two-fold: remove the dire circumstances of his corrupt indicted advisory board, and placate his conservative fanatics who had viciously turned on him. In many ways, this is a more important goal. The far-right wing of the Republican party has been out for blood- they'd been pandered to like children, and like children spoiled, threw a tantrum when their every wish was sidestepped for political viability.
The Administration could previously withstand most storms by simple brutal force if they maintained extremely high relations with their Far-Right faction [Let's call them the "Ann Coulter Wing of the Republican Party"]. This worked well despite terrible scandals [Iraq, Katrina, etc] and terrible approval ratings [They can't top 40% right now]. If they maintained the Ann Coulter Wing, they could maintain enough forward momentum to pretend to sustain ligitamacy of purpose. That's their first, and most pressing, need- relief of the internal political pressure.
However, it should be noted that nearly 2/3 of the country strongly disparages of this fact. The Democrats need to isolate this manouver as cowing to the interests of the Ann Coulter Wing of extremists, and there will be plenty of evidence for this nominee to support that.
The political opportunism of this nomination should be expected, but Democrats and pundits alike should attack the disgusting display of Frist escorting Alito around the body of Rosa Parks today. Had they done this yesterday, when the body was on display, certainly we could accept this as reverence. But doing so simple moments after the announcement of the nomination is disgusting political parasitism.
All of this needs to be put into action by the Democrats, or the opposition forces as they are. The immediate discussion will likely be on the Gang of 14 and the potential filibuster crisis, another tool which the Democrats should examine closely. But don't misstep- the filibuster crisis last round unified and calcifed conservatives while striking a wedge through the American public. The key is to isolate the 1/3 of the Republican party which has taken control of American politics, the Ann Coulter Wing, and craft them for the extremists they are. They are the SAME PEOPLE as Scooter Libby and Karl Rove, all of this is the same single problem. Do not allow them to become separate issues. Isolate the extremist faction, slap that label on them, and shear them away.
The Administration could previously withstand most storms by simple brutal force if they maintained extremely high relations with their Far-Right faction [Let's call them the "Ann Coulter Wing of the Republican Party"]. This worked well despite terrible scandals [Iraq, Katrina, etc] and terrible approval ratings [They can't top 40% right now]. If they maintained the Ann Coulter Wing, they could maintain enough forward momentum to pretend to sustain ligitamacy of purpose. That's their first, and most pressing, need- relief of the internal political pressure.
However, it should be noted that nearly 2/3 of the country strongly disparages of this fact. The Democrats need to isolate this manouver as cowing to the interests of the Ann Coulter Wing of extremists, and there will be plenty of evidence for this nominee to support that.
The political opportunism of this nomination should be expected, but Democrats and pundits alike should attack the disgusting display of Frist escorting Alito around the body of Rosa Parks today. Had they done this yesterday, when the body was on display, certainly we could accept this as reverence. But doing so simple moments after the announcement of the nomination is disgusting political parasitism.
All of this needs to be put into action by the Democrats, or the opposition forces as they are. The immediate discussion will likely be on the Gang of 14 and the potential filibuster crisis, another tool which the Democrats should examine closely. But don't misstep- the filibuster crisis last round unified and calcifed conservatives while striking a wedge through the American public. The key is to isolate the 1/3 of the Republican party which has taken control of American politics, the Ann Coulter Wing, and craft them for the extremists they are. They are the SAME PEOPLE as Scooter Libby and Karl Rove, all of this is the same single problem. Do not allow them to become separate issues. Isolate the extremist faction, slap that label on them, and shear them away.
posted by General Stan at 10:04 AM
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