On October 14th I posted "Poor Harriet Miers" – the link is here – http://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2005/10/poor_harriet_mi.html and I said "It seems a certain type of ideological conservative would rather get in a titanic political battle over ideas and agendas – even if it means losing – then simply picking up another chip on the table."
And this seems to be the case. The Ann Coulter-type conservatives are chortling over scuttling Miers. But what will happen with a nominee suitable to Coulter? Remember, she opposed Roberts.
There will be a huge donnybrook – virtual blood in the streets with people like Ted Kennedy screaming about the "extreme right wing". And that’s not good. People like Coulter would rather fight some ideological pie-in-the-sky battle, even if it means losing (it’s probably good for her book sales).
Coulter, et al, would rather lose an ideological battle then win incrementally
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