The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

Pat Robertson of the 700 Club today threatened those who oppose Miers (ie Senator Sam Brownback). Via PFAW:

Robertson concluded by noting: “These so-called movement conservatives don’t have much of a following, the ones that I’m aware of. And you just marvel, these are the senators, some of them who voted to confirm the general counsel of the ACLU to the Supreme Court, and she was voted in almost unanimously. And you say, now they’re going to turn against a Christian who is a conservative picked by a conservative President and they’re going to vote against her for confirmation.’ Not on your sweet life, if they want to stay in office.

As Kos put it, this is a shot across the bow of the U.S.S. Senator Sam Brownback. It certainly devolves the discourse. Previously Senators like Brownback refrained from attacking those who support Miers and vice versa.

The real question is why would Robertson come out so strong. These were not gentle, nuanced words but incendiary grenades meant to get press and send a message. He must feel something is at stake. The obvious answer would be that he thinks Harriet Miers would be a strong social conservative judge. This may well be the case, but I also get the feeling that he was providing damage control for the White House. I don’t think he would have come out as strong on his own, at least publicly. He may be less concerned with the nomination of Harriet Miers than keeping his access to the President.