Posted on 10/03/2005 5:19:55 AM PDT by Former Military Chick
Oct. 3, 2005 — Harriet Ellan Miers is White House counsel and was formerly President Bush's personal lawyer in Texas. She first served in the White House as staff secretary and was deputy chief of staff before she was named counsel upon Alberto Gonzales' transition to attorney general.
When he was the governor of Texas, Bush once publicly introduced Miers as a "pit bull in size 6 shoes."
Born and raised in Dallas, Miers earned her undergraduate degree in mathematics and her law degree from Southern Methodist University. In addition to her legal career, she served one term on the Dallas City Council.
Miers, 60, broke barriers for women throughout her career. She reportedly was the first woman hired by the prestigious Dallas law firm Locke Purnell Boren Laney & Neely, where she became a successful commercial litigator. She also became the first female president of the Dallas Bar Association in 1985 and was the first woman elected president of the Texas Bar Association in 1992.
Miers met Bush in the 1980s, according to published reports, and she was counsel for his 1994 campaign for governor. He appointed her chair of the Texas Lottery Commission in 1995.
Miers then was president of Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell and co-managing partner of Locke Liddell & Sapp before she joined the White House in 2001.
In addition, Miers was named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Lawyers by the National Law Journal in 1998, and she received numerous other awards from groups including the Dallas Women Lawyers Association, the Anti-Defamation League and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.
She also did some work for the YWCA, which is anti-gun (read that anti-2nd Amendment).
Then let the dims filibuster her.
I'm starting to suspect that Bush only pandered to the pro-life base..his real loyalty is to the coporate wing of this party...
http://www.exodusministriesinc.com/objective.htm
WHAT IS EXODUS MINISTRY?
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2) to assist ex-offenders in obtaining employment and managing their finances so they can re-establish a positive self-sufficient lifestyle.
3) to reunite ex-offenders with their families and teach them the life-skills necessary for daily living through counseling and training services.
Through the 7-month residential program, Exodus provides the participants with the following:
HOUSING SERVICES
Fully furnished single family apartments and all basic living needs at no cost.
CHILDCARE SERVICES
Pre-school day-care, after-school tutoring, and summer camps.
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Job readiness, job search, job placement, GED and Literacy training.
PERSONAL COUNSELING
Bible studies, mentoring, one-on-one meetings, life management, and parenting skills.
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Family budgeting, financial planning, and banking techniques.
What do you know about this woman that makes you dislike this pick?
Hutchinson is so easy to listen to. Quiet, calm, a Texas lady.
If she is saying good things about Miers, that makes me feel good, too.
I wonder what my uncle, who's a very liberal lawyer in Ft. Worth, thinks about her....
George just permanently sunk Jeb's career.
I agree with you 100%. This nominee is bullocks.
You're kidding, right? What planet are you on, anyway?
I live in Tenn. and I voted for Gore twice because he was pro-life and pro gun.
So, is she happy with Bush's choice?
Brown was picked by Allbaugh, he became deputy director and then was elevated when Allbaugh left.
Roberts was an intellectual heavyweight.
Bush never had even met Roberts.
This cronyism can't be used when the dems recommended her.
he's a country club Republican deep within..the faith is not really deep although he's still a saint compared to any Dem
And by the way. Good morning!
Good call! The ABA is a bunch of liberals, unbeknownst to many Americans.
Could be right. In fact, the Democrats might be so desperate on this one that they are trying to divide conservatives on this issue and trying to plant into conservative minds that this candidate is not conservative and the base should abandon Bush and Miers.
We will see. It will be interesting to see what Bush does to assure conservatives that this is the RIGHT choice.
finally, common sense prevails on a post here. This man knows who she is, better than anyone else here obviously. He also knows what the base wants him to nominate, I think I will give him the benefit of the doubt for now and wait to learn more for myself. President Bush knows the stakes here, he knows how important this decision is and I think he will be the one with the little smirk on his face when all is said and done.
Man, you don't do much homework. She was on the board of Exodus International, which is no pro-gay group. That speaks volumes to me.
I guess that we can count on your vote for Harold Ford Jr. then??????????
Just pray Greenspan doesn't die. I'd hate to see Bush's favorite bank teller put in there.
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