Why did the conservatives hold their tongues for so long? They focused on party unity for three reasons: (1) Bush fought Islamist terrorism with ferocity and tenacity, refusing to budge from his plan despite widespread derision from his political opponents and from much of the world; (2) Bush cut taxes and made sure they stayed cut; (3) Bush's nominations to the federal bench were mostly brave and bold choices which raised expectations for blockbuster Supreme Court nominations to come.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Harriet Miers was just the spark that lit the fuse.
Captain Ed makes a good point:
