The Keebler Elf Finds A Clue

My, but Gary Bauer is a resilient little fellow:

One-time presidential candidate and well-known conservative Gary Bauer told Fox News that he is glad to see Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court withdrawn because he welcomes a fight over a strong conservative nominee.

"I think the President did the right thing," Bauer told Fox News' Jon Scott. "I think he showed real leadership today ... Now I believe there is an opportunity for the president to nominate a jurist who will unite conservatives ... and then we can have a real debate in the Senate Judiciary Committee about our courts and what direction they should move in."

He didn't let any moss grow beneath his tiny Miersian feet, did he?

On the other hand, he's probably just relieved that he won't have to go testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about that cabalesque October 3rd White House conference call.

Can't blame him for that. Especially given the pugilistic 'tude that permeated what Bauer said next:

Scott then said, "You say the President should put forth a strong conservative - you know what the Pat Leahys, the Edward Kennedys the Chuck Schumers are gonna say about that..."

Bauer replied, "Those senators that you named have been bullies in the United States Senate for many years now, intimidating Republican presidents and preventing them from sending up clear conservative nominees."

"My father taught me that you can't run away from bullies, so I would really urge the president to take on that battle," he added.

Does this make anybody else think of the payoff scene at the end of A Christmas Story...?