Don’t lose sight of the problem: the senate.

President Bush, who has weathered every storm thrown at him and managed to come out looking better, is set to do it again. He has picked his second nominee for the Supreme Court, and it is suspected he will have the opportunity to pick a third, or even fourth.

I don’t know Harriet Miers. I suspect she’ll be great on the court. I don’t have a problem with President Bush picking her over anyone else. I don’t even have a problem with the fact that a conservative icon was not picked. I’d love to see the showdown that finally nukes the left, but even that can wait. I don’t mind the slow meltdown they’re in now (especially as they can’t see it).

Here’s what I have a problem with, and it was mentioned on more than one blog, radio show, and article. I believe, even if President Bush felt Miers was his first pick, there were a lot of candidates that withdrew, or that he didn’t consider, because the candidates nor the President wanted to go to war with this senate as their army.

The Republicans have a majority in the senate. It’s 55-44-1 (the independent always votes with the democrats, so it is basically 55-45). However, they constantly waffle, they constantly give in, they don’t have the will or strength in them to challenge their opponents. They cave in at the least hint of nasty news, and even turn on their fellows when they sniff blood in the water.

Quite frankly, I wouldn’t want to rely on this senate for anything, even though I like my two senators. If President Bush approached me to sit on the Supreme Court (pretending, for a moment, that I was a somewhat known public figure with a history of conservatism) I would look at what has gone on and say “no thanks”. Not because I don’t trust our President, but because I have NO faith in the Republicans in the Senate to stand up for me.

Thank the Senate for this current predicament. I am not concerned in the least about our ideological movement, or our current hold on government (which I see dominating for the next 30 years at least). I only hope that people realize every election matters, not just the President. Pay attention to who represents you. They affect more than you realize.