And the whole use of the word "crony" makes me cringe because the day after the nominiation "crony" was the liberal group meeting word of the day, and so whenever anyone accused her of being a crony, that smacks of liberal media influence, so I totally do not trust anything that follows. If she had been some sociality wall flower or had a reputation of being someone who did only to please, that would be one thing, but she has a reputation of being a hard working loyal person who is conservative in her beliefs and actions. And I cannot and will not get around the fact that she is the one who brought all those great conservative Judges to Bush to nominate. That cannot be overstated.
First, you AGAIN miss my point. I didn't say SHE was timid, I said the nomination was, because the nomination is "steath" in nature, instead of "in your face conservative" in nature.
I'll give you "well spoken", but your grade on "responsive" is not so hot.
The play out of her tenacity is mostly speculative. Is she tenaciously attached to the commerce clause as justification for federal intervention? How compa$$ionate is her con$ervati$m with other people's money?
Again, even if her jurisprudence jives with mine, I have valid concerns.
And the whole use of the word "crony" makes me cringe ...
Me too. But it's in the nature of the nomination. She vetted GWB in 1994, looking for dirt as he ran for governor of Texas. He's rewarded her since. The charge is not incredible, and he will eventaully need to address it. An unnecessary distraction, at best. Actual cronysism at worst.
the fact that she is the one who brought all those great conservative Judges to Bush to nominate. That cannot be overstated.
Jurists who espouse constitutional princile exist. The fact that she is a conduit of communication makes her nothing but a conduit of communication.
Given the evidence, I think Miers is a moderate, at best.