A Celebration in Search of an Occasion
By Dana Milbank
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman, who, like Bush, had the political judgment not to dress in formal attire, took an innovative view of recent days. “This has been an incredible fall!” he announced, pointing to the approval of a constitution in Iraq, elections in Afghanistan, confirmation of a new chief justice and education reforms.
“Yaaaaay,” a lone woman in the audience yelled.
Was her name Harriet Miers?
It was refreshing to hear Richard Viguerie of ConservativeHQ tell Washington Journal viewers this morning that conservatives have “bit their tongues” while gov’t spending has spiraled out of control under the Bush administration but they will not abide this nomination.
There you have it. Big gov’t is fine so long as it’s a theocracy. If you don’t sing the tune, thou shalt be swiftboated.