Republicans Eat Their Own

Conservatives protesting the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court have come up against a bedrock defense by the White House -- but undeterred, they are splitting the GOP with their rants. Its clear that the President is not going to take their advise -- so leave it-- there are more serious issues threatening the GOP.

The Dems are successfully painting the GOP as the party of corruption with the indictment of DeLay, the Frist stock sale and the forthcoming indictment of Scooter Libby and Carl Rove. Of the latter grand jury deliberation, I see no other result. Too much money and time has been spent for the grand jury to not indict. And we may see an "O. J. Simpson jury" like decision. Can you imagine the histrionics if there is no indictment.

Its interesting to compare how Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has been treated versus the way the Democrats treated Ken Starr. The Democrats, as part of their defense of Clinton, excoriated Starr as, at least, a sexual voyeur. Perhaps they felt they needed more than the facts to defend Clinton, whereas the Republicans feel, naively so, that the facts will set them free.