Comments on: One thing you shouldn’t hold against Miers

By: Sister Toldjah

Sister Toldjah — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:26:36 +0000

mlgsac: Not sure if I’ve welcomed you to the blog but if I haven’t, here’s the official welcome I’ve kinda calmed down a bit about the nomination myself and plan on blogging about it in a bit.

Gary: I’m with you on the questions. Why NOT the A+ pick:?:

Brian: That’s a fair point, and I’m not saying that we shouldn’t have major reservations about HM, but her being a former Dem shouldn’t be one of them IMO.

Chief: Hi misChiefous! I think this is your first post on my blog – good to see you here, amigo. To all: Chief is my posting buddy at a popular Delphi political forum and a rock solid conservative

Ray: I’ve heard some speculation that the President deliberately picked a true stealth candidate for the reasons you mentioned (that it would be hard for the Dems to find anything that would disqualify her from being on the court). One ‘political analyst’ I heard on the radio this morning was saying he thought that it may come out in the next few weeks that she really is a hardline conservative, that as a result of that her name wouldn’t even make it to the floor for a vote, and at that time the President could say to his base “at least I tried to put a true conservative on the court.” We’ll see.

Seth: I’ll make sure to check out your post on HM. I’m lukewarm on the whole thing at this point, but could be persuaded to be more optmistic depending on what I read.

By: Iowa Voice

Iowa Voice — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:32:55 +0000

More Thoughts On Harriet Miers

I’ve been reading up on yesterday’s nomination to the Supreme Court, getting a little bit more information on Harriet Miers. Some initial thoughts I wrote yesterday were a little off, since I hadn’t had time yet to look into her career or her bio. H…

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:08:48 +0000

In my post about Miers’ nomination, I linked a pretty lengthy bio I found of her that impressed me quite a bit.
She’s definitely capable and since she’s worked with Bush for as long as she has, you figure he’s got to know her pretty well. If he nominated her, I doubt she’ll be anything but a fellow conservative.

Like with Roberts, I think GWB nominated Miers at least in part because she offers a very small target for the Dems to snipe at and he wants to get her confirmed without too big a kerfuffle.
Fill the SCOTUS vacancy and get on with the business of running the country.

Look for them to go after the lottery scandal and the car dealerships thing back in Texas, the former being “alleged”, the latter involving the law firm she worked for at the time.

By: Ray Manus

Ray Manus — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:01:52 +0000

I am disappointed, yet happy, that the President’s choice for the Supreme Court is difficult to define with a convenient label. When a judge considers the Constitution to be superior to any special interest or political agenda, we can all gain. Let the special interest groups complain to their Senators that Ms. Miers is not an advocate for their cause.
The initial ambivalence demonstrated by those who expect judges to follow the Constitution is an opportunity for healthy debate. Objective individuals can listen to her speak without being distracted by the baggage of labels.
Democrats are on record to oppose any Bush nominee who fails their litmus test. The power to accept or reject the nomination rests with those Senators who will vote on her qualifications, not her affiliations.

By: Chief

Chief — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:30:20 +0000

david Limbaugh sums up my views on the nomination nicely:

“Disappointed, but still hopeful”

By: Danny Carlton: codenamed "Jack Lewis"

Danny Carlton: codenamed "Jack Lewis" — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:19:35 +0000

Bush nominates his third grade civics teacher to Supreme Court

Okay, she’s not his third grade civics teacher, but the silliness of the headline illustrates the silliness so many people…

By: The Political Teen » Quick Hits 10/3

The Political Teen » Quick Hits 10/3 — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 03:47:53 +0000

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By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 03:05:39 +0000

I understand your point, ST, but there is one major difference…you are on record for your current beliefs, via this blog and other sources. It’s no secret what you believe and where you stand on issues.

However, with Miers, we have no record of what she believes, what she stands for, what her view is on the Constitution, etc. We have to trust that the President made a good choice.

I think that, in combination to her former Democratic leanings, is what has Republicans concerned by this nomination.

By: Gary Gross

Gary Gross — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 02:37:08 +0000

The impression I’m getting, which I agree with, is that it isn’t so much that Harriet Miers is a female David Souter but rather that she isn’t Michael Luttig or Michael McConnell, who are great legal minds & rock-solid conservatives.

Luttig is very close friends with Chief Justice Roberts, too, & he would’ve made Schumer, Kennedy, Biden, et al, look like idiots just like Chief Justice Roberts did.

Hugh Hewitt put it best in saying that she’s a B+ nomination. My question to the President is this: Why didn’t you make the A+ pick instead of the B+ pick?

By: Conservative Outpost

Conservative Outpost — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:37:51 +0000

Still more Harriet Miers reaction

It seems to be leveling out a little. Not that everyone is joyous…just less hysterical. Seriously, I think we’ve seen some good info come out on her today and hopefully will see much, much more. And bring on the hearings…

By: mlgsac

mlgsac — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:10:19 +0000

I know nothing of Ms. Miers (other than the fact she can’t even spell her own name :smile and her former political persuasion makes no difference to me. If Mr. Bush knows this woman then I’m willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.

I’m less disappointed than I was earlier in the day. Like a lot of others, I wanted to see an unabashed conservative nominated to the Court. You’re going to have the same fight over the nomination anyway so I was hoping to see the demoncrats (yes, I meant to say that) implode even further as they went apoplectic over over someone with an IQ at least 3 times theirs.