Reply #78: Too many uncompromising posts

[SquireJons]

Come on people, many of you sound as bad and unreasonable as the fundies. What ever happened to respect for moderates? It is absolutely false to cast O'Connor in the same light as say Thomas or Scalia or Delay. They are our enemies, not Ms. O'Connor.

Sure, I disagree with many of her rulings, especially the recount one. But I also agree with many of her rulings; the majority in fact. She's a moderate and that is indisputable. Have we hardened so much that if we disagree with any aspect of a public person, it's ok to demonize them? If so, then I'm outa here. Screeching and wailing will gain us nothing but scorn.

Who knows what goes on behind closed doors. It seems very likely to me that she withstood intense pressure from the hard right wing for almost her entire tenure on the Supreme Court. The fact that she even got there is remarkable, and she did much to safe guard our freedoms while there.

The fact that she came out so publicly to criticize the right wing of her own party is a testament of her independence and courage. While Lieberman kisses neocon ass, and the Democratic Party leadership disintegrates into a minstrel show (Dean vs Polesi, etc.) I find it increasingly reassuring that there are middle of the road people in important positions. Unfortunately, their time seems to be passing. If we keep down this road, civil strife is not unimaginable. And I think that was an unstated part of O'Connor's message at Georgetown yesterday.

I know that the f$%!ing neocon fundies want an all out civil (not just cultural) war, but I had hoped for better from self described progressives. If we adopt an 'all or nothing' attitude, guess what end of the stick we are going to get? (hint: wear gloves)