Statement by Senator Hillary Clinton on the Withdrawal of Harriet Miers

[IndianaGreen]

Here is Hillary's statement on the Miers withdrawal which I post without comment:

October 27, 2005

Statement by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Withdrawal of Harriet Miers

"I hope that the President honors the Constitution’s mandate and seeks the “advice and consent” of the Senate as he considers his next nominee to serve on the Supreme Court. Whomever he chooses must be a guardian of the rule of law who puts fairness and justice before ideology. I urge the President to take seriously the Constitution’s charge and to engage the U.S. Senate – both Republicans and Democrats – in a process of genuine consultation in order to identify and ultimately confirm a consensus nominee."

http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=247855&&

[Tiggeroshii]

1. More like the advice and consent of his base!

Expect his ratings to go up a point or two in a couple polls

...and then go back down once indictments are announced

[ChiciB1]

2. I For One.. Don't Really CARE What SHE Has To Say.... n/t

[graywarrior]

3. Same here.

[bahrbearian]

5. I'm putting you on report too, Signed the DLC Whip Master

[ChiciB1]

13. Hey There!!

Did WE just get in trouble or something????

Whoops, guess it could be worse. Oh well, Smack My Hand!! I'm so bad!

[bahrbearian]

4. Thats unbecoming we all have to keep in stride here ,your on report!

[ChiciB1]

14. I Have This Disease.... OCD And I Don't Usually Do This, HOWEVER...

It's NOT YOUR on Report... it's YOU'RE on Report, as in YOU ARE!

Oh, please Forgive Me???

[bahrbearian]

18. My bad, but you are still on report.

[ChiciB1]

19. Do I Need An Attorney??? :shrug:

I'm already in lots of trouble cause I can't keep my mouth shut, but I SWEAR... I never leaked!! :eyes:

I try to tell the TRUTH almost all the time. Little white lies to protect the innocent don't count, it's my "be nice" side. :crazy: :silly:

:kick:

[patrice]

6. I would rather hear something from her explaining her vote for this war.

I watched that vote on CSPAN. I was very disappointed in her and very sad.

And don't give me that old saw about "Nobody voted FOR the war." Many of us out here could see what Bush was doing, why couldn't she?

[IndianaGreen]

7. Read it and weep

Her issues are here:

http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/nationalsecurity/

I found her speech to AIPAC to be rather... Republican and full of faux shmaltz:

But we know that the goal, the important, essential goal of a democratizing Middle East is complex, and it is not without risks. A few months ago, I went for the second time to Iraq and Kuwait and Afghanistan and Pakistan, and I returned home with hopefulness about what I had seen and learned, but also with a sense of caution about how we should proceed. In Iraq I saw firsthand the daily challenges confronting the Iraqi people. I met with a number of our troops, the brave young men and women who are on freedom's frontlines in Iraq. I met with our civilian representatives in the embassy and other agencies who are also risking their lives to help the Iraqi people.

And I met with representatives of the former interim Iraqi government and the newly elected Iraqi government, as well as private Iraqi citizens.

Now I came away with several overwhelming impressions. First, no matter what one thinks about events that have unfolded in Iraq, there is no doubt that the American military has performed admirably, with professionalism, and that every young man and woman who wears the uniform of our country deserves our support, whether they be active duty, guard, or reserve troop.

You know, it is on trips like that -- despite the often dangerous circumstances, I wish I could bring every one of my constituents -- all 19 million of them and any others who could come -- to see firsthand. I flew from Baghdad to Fallujah in a Blackhawk helicopter; met with the Marines who had liberated Fallujah from the insurgents and terrorists.

http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=239816&&

[xkenx]

9. Oh, Barf

Same old Hillary, trying to look like a Red State hawk, or straddle the fence to be all things to all people. We should have learned a lesson. Can you spell L O S E R?

[library_max]

11. Omigod, she's a politician!

Who knew? We certainly can't stomach supporting a politician for President!

(sarcasm off)

[patrice]

10. No mention of how many Iraqi citizens we've killed.

I can tolerate a difference in opinion that is honest, i.e. it weighs positive and negative facts.

I cannot support Hillary Clinton in any way shape or form.

[longship]

12. Hillary, please answer this.

Now I came away with several overwhelming impressions. First, no matter what one thinks about events that have unfolded in Iraq, there is no doubt that the American military has performed admirably, with professionalism...

Do you mean, other than the torture? Do you mean, other than the murder of tens of thousands of innocents?

[BL611]

15. What do you think?

Of course she meant torture, Hillary Clinton LOVES torture, and eating puppies, she LOVES eating puppies.

[SOS]

17. If the words

"with a sense of caution about how we should proceed" were removed, it would be a PNAC position paper.

[Metta]

8. She just wants to be on the record. This is an empty gesture for *.

It'll have no effect.

[hiabrill]

16. It's advise he'll never heed

..... it's intended to show * flaws...

* will only go for cronies. I hope he picks another crony..! Enjoyed the previous 2 and wouldn't mind more!!!

[Donna Zen]

20. Strange Word Choice

This is a release from the Hillary, so one can imagine that each word has been carefully chosen and re-chosen and re-chosen by highly paid word smiths. What strikes me is the hesitancy and as if she is speaking from a position of weakness. The "advice and consent" clause regarding selection of Supreme Court Justices is more than just a subject of "hope" that a Senator "urges" a president to consider the role of the Senate to honor.

I dunno IG, thanks for posting, but it lacks the necessary quality of strength that comes with a surity of purpose. Rather a note of someone going through the motions.

[jonnyblitz]

21. everything with her is a calculated political move.

she is nothing but a political BOT.

[Donna Zen]

22. I agree

...and considering her carefully crafted "uber-hawk" image, the hedging in the statement makes me think that she misses the point entirely: standing up for what is right is the true show of strength, not cheerleading the junta.

Yes, there is a certain type of language that must be used, but there are choices within that set, and some are stronger than others. This note misses the mark.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. I'm certain she'll do a fine job protecting the SCOTUS from video games

with porn in them...

However, in terms of who I will seek to represent MY interests in MY party, after Hillary's culture war pandering, her inability to articulate a consistent message on issues as important as personal bodily freedom, civil liberties, and reproductive choice, and her absolutely unfuckingforgivable metamorphisis into the worst sort of Neo-Con... I FULLY intend to look elsewhere for leadership.