In regards to the democratic party's claim that Bush's filibustered judicial nominees are whackos who are far out of the mainstream, you'd think the democratic party was in the mainstream. Clearly, they're not, which is why they lost the election, and why conservative values trumped their attempts at taking the White House with Kerry.
A look at a few poll numbers:
Should same sex marriages be recognized by the law as valid with the same rights as traditional marriages?
YES-- 28%
NO-- 68%
NO OPINION-- 4%
(Sample of 443 people)
CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll
Okay, so we can't attack these judges as being out of the mainstream on gay marriage...
Now, let's look at race based preferences in education (the Michigan State Law School ruling comes to mind)...
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Jan. 19-21, 2003. N=500 adults nationwide.
"As you may know, the U.S. Supreme Court will be deciding whether public universities can use race as one of the factors in admissions to increase diversity in the student body. Do you favor or oppose this practice?"
Favor 26%
Oppose 65%
Not sure 9%
Okay, well there's that issue and what most Americans think...and these judges are with the mainstream.
Now, let's look at abortion...
20% of those polled believe abortion should be illegal in all circumstances 39% believe abortion should only be legal in a few circumstances 59% of the American public say they oppose all or most abortions CNN/GALLUP/USA TODAY Feb 4, 2005
Okay then, so most Americans oppose MOST abortions. Mainstream...judges in question- mainstream.
Let's now look at social security.
"Some have said that the Social Security program in its present form will run out of money at some point to pay all of the promised benefits. Do you agree or disagree?"
AGREE- 70%
DISAGREE- 27%
UNSURE- 3%
5/2-4/05
Associated Press/Ipsos poll
So, we know that Americans agree that there IS a problem...an admission the democrats aren't even willing to make.
Now, how to fix the problem...what do the American people think about this?
"Based on what you know about the Social Security personal investment proposal, would you want the choice to invest a portion of your Social Security contributions in stocks or mutual funds?"
YES- 53%
NO- 37%
UNSURE- 9%
4/25-26/05
Okay, so a majority of Americans would like THE CHOICE (Bush's plans calls for VOLUNTARY PRIVATE ACCOUNTS, a program which you're not forced to participate in if you don't want to) to put part of their money into a private account. That's the mainstream, and the judges in question aren't out of the mainstream.
Isn't it about time the democrats stop their bogus claims that these blocked nominees are far out of the mainstream, when, in reality, they're on the same page as the American people?