The people at the top of the Republican food chain don't want to live in Pat Robertson's America

The people who play politics at the top of the Republican food chain don't want to live in Pat Robertson's America. They just need those votes.

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The younger Bush appointed the now suspect John Roberts and then tried to put Harriet Miers on the Court. Miers was probably pro-choice. That's probably at least part of the reason Bush nominated her.

The truth is that the abortion issue wasn't that important to Reagan and it was a fake issue for the Bush family. Poppy Bush was pro-choice until he became Reagan's running mate, and his wife remained pro-choice. Laura Bush was always pro-choice, and her husband didn't much care one way or the other. It's not just abortion, though. The people who play politics at the top of the Republican food chain don't want to live in Pat Robertson's America. They just need those votes. A Court that actually ruled in a consistently culturally conservative way would invite backlash. And, as Roberts just proved, there are limits to how much Wall Street and the Tea Party can agree about the proper scope of the federal government. The Tea Party is there to provide energy and votes. They are not there to be taken seriously.

What has been happening since Obama got elected is that the lunatics have begun to run the asylum. They've taken over some cell blocks, but the battle is not yet over. John Roberts just proved that.

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http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/7/2/201839/3546