Extremist Nation

Listening to the reaction of the right regarding the nomination of Harriet Miers to the United States Supreme Court and how that she basically isn't Attila the Hun (i.e. constitutionalist) and how wrong that is just magnifies the extremist nature of conservatives.

This has forced the White House to work hard to sell the nomination not to Democrats, but to Republicans as many on the Right have questioned the nomination.

"Surely this is a pick from weakness," Bill Kristol wailed in the Weekly Standard. "Is the administration more broadly so weak?"

George Will said First, it is not important that she be confirmed. Second, it might be very important that she not be...The president's "argument" for her amounts to: Trust me. There is no reason to, for several reasons.

Based on his earlier choices for his "Heck of A Job" groupies, trusting Bush is a poor option. One could hope that Bush has figured out that he no longer needs the extremists to get reelected and that it's time to work on his legacy and right now that legacy (stolen election, massive debt, ill advised war in Iraq, poor response to Hurricane Katrina) is moving toward being among the worst presidents in history.

With three years to make up for five bad ones, Bush may be trying to restore his legacy and put the needs of Americans above the needs of his contributors. However, based on past actions one has to wonder if Miers is an extremist also and Bush is tricking the country into thinking that she is a moderate.

One can dream that Bush has put the interests of the nation first but the idea that Bush made a bad appointment or is screwing the country would be nothing new. The only difference is that this may disappoint most of the country.