Reply #52: i disagree

[glaeken777]

I think you're putting the cart before the horse. I don't think anyone forsaw the huge attention the case was going to get. I think Bush and his cronies jumped on the bandwagon, expecting (like the secret talking points memo claimed) that America would follow.

When they saw that 80% of Americans thumbed their nose at federal involvement, Bush and friends demurely stepped back.

Hopefully this will demonstrate two truths about the Bush clan:

1. They are not pro-life. They're throwing a bone to them every once in a while for the sake of votes. Even a loon like Randall Terry is starting to catch on at how much his movement has been used.

2. All the claims that "Unlike Clinton, Bush doesn't govern on social issues by polling" are utter crap. If anything, he's COMPLETELY swayed by the numbers on these matters.

I predict a huge backlash against the GOP thanks to this case. One almost has to laugh at it. It's like Tom the Cat stepping on a rake left by Jerry.