Sunday, October 16, 2005

A Bad Omen

Yesterday, Robert Novak pointed out yet another problem with Dr. James Dobson's analysis of the Miers situation.

Starr's choice
In choosing Kenneth Starr to vouch for the social
conservative credentials of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, Dr. James
Dobson picked a man who 24 years ago as a Justice Department official did the
same for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Former Whitewater prosecutor Starr, now law school dean of Pepperdine University, appeared on conservative activist Dobson's radio program Wednesday. Starr called Miers ''a very, very strong Christian [who] should be a source of great comfort and assistance to people in the households of faith around the country.'' In 1981, Starr advised President Ronald Reagan of O'Connor's pro-life stance and ignored her pro-choice record in the Arizona Senate.
The talk with Starr on Wednesday's program was overshadowed by a long segment in which Dobson denied receiving inside information from the White House about where Miers stands on Roe vs. Wade.

Yet again, there is another reason to worry. As the saying goes, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Anthony Kennedy's priest told conservatives were told, "He's a good Catholic. You have nothing to worry about." With Sandra Day O'Connor, it was, "She's solidly pro-life." Sen. John Sununu vouched for now-Justice David Souter, telling a pro-life convention that she was one of us. Now, we have one of the very same people who offered assurances about previous nominees giving us the same line. If conservatives fail to ensure that Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement is a conservative, then we deserve whatever we get. Sign the National Review petition to tell POTUS it's time to get serious about the Supreme Court and withdraw Ms. Miers.

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