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Miers had stormy tenure at Texas Lottery
The News Observer ^
| October 3, 2005
| LIZ AUSTIN
Posted on 10/03/2005 11:20:52 AM PDT by DallasMike
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Exceprt because article was written by Associated Press.
Miers' tenure running the lottery was the only time that it wasn't plagued with troubles. If problems cropped up, she took care of them. I hate the lottery but it wasn't ridden with scandals when she ran it.
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To: DallasMike
>>Harriet Miers proved to be a tough, no-nonsense administrator during her five years heading the Texas Lottery Commission<<
Is that so important? When she was there Antonin Scalia was teaching Law in Virginia and Chicago
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:23:31 AM PDT
by
alessandrofiaschi
(Is Roberts really a conservative?)
To: DallasMike
The Idiot Tax has sunk even lower lately!
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:23:41 AM PDT
by
SwinneySwitch
(FReepers-beyond your expectations!)
To: DallasMike
Yeah, if "declining ticket sales" is all they can dig up that's pretty sad.
Anyone who reduces the popularity of the lottery is a good person in my book.
To: DallasMike
Why does Bush force on us an umarried childless woman who clearly doesn't value the sanctity of the family? Another lousy decision by our "conservative" president.
To: DallasMike
Liberals are gonna try their best to crucify her.
It will get nasty. Looks like this one is up for it ... .
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:25:49 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: piceapungens
Why does Bush force on us an umarried childless woman who clearly doesn't value the sanctity of the family?Idiotic logic.
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:26:02 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: Petronski
Has Miers ever worked for PLAYBOY like Justice Roberts did?
If so, then I'll support her. :oD
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:27:01 AM PDT
by
TheBigB
(I propose banning anyone who starts a thread with the words, "I just got this in an email...")
To: Petronski
Idiotic logic.Very much so, and thank you for pointing it out. Miers has been caring for her aging mother and if that isn't pro-life and pro-family, I don't know what is.
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To: DallasMike
From the New Republic:
http://www.tnr.com/etc.mhtml?pid=2832
For instance economic conservatives pleased by her corporate law background may find it distressing that in 1990 Miers voted for a 7 percent property tax increase during her short tenure on the Dallas City Council. And Miers's long affiliation with the ABA will serve up lots of interesting tidbits that are unlikely to please social and legal conservatives. For instance, she apparently submitted the following report to the ABA's House of Delegates. Here are two of the report's recommendations:
Supports the enactment of laws and public policy which provide that sexual orientation shall not be a bar to adoption when the adoption is determined to be in the best interest of the child. ...
Recommends the development and establishment of an International Criminal Court.
To: DallasMike
One of those firings stirred up questions about whether political influence helped George W. Bush avoid active duty in Vietnam.Here we go again. Didn't Dan Rather just say he wanted to take another shot at Bush's TANG service?
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:32:02 AM PDT
by
CFC__VRWC
("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
To: CFC__VRWC
Maybe THAT'S the reason why Reid said he's support her. To reopen this. In time for elections in 2006.
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:37:50 AM PDT
by
twigs
To: twigs
Maybe THAT'S the reason why Reid said he's support her. To reopen this. In time for elections in 2006.If so, then he's even stupider than I thought. It wouldn't surprise me, though. They just can't let go of the fact that we detonated their best, most carefully crafted smear campaign from last fall right in their faces. Just like they can't let go of the 2000 election in Florida.
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:41:52 AM PDT
by
CFC__VRWC
("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
To: piceapungens
Why does Bush force on us an umarried childless woman who clearly doesn't value the sanctity of the family? Another lousy decision by our "conservative" president. And another silly post by newbies without a clue. You don't have the slightest idea what kind of women Harriet Miers is........
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:47:57 AM PDT
by
Decepticon
(The average age of the world's great civilizations has been 200 years......(NRA)
To: DallasMike
"The lottery is a tax on the stupid."
Jim Quinn, "Quinn and Rose in the Morning", www.warrroom.com
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:54:36 AM PDT
by
ManHunter
(You can run, but you'll only die tired...)
To: Ol' Sparky
in 1990 Miers voted for a 7 percent property tax increase during her short tenure on the Dallas City Council.
People get what people want. I doubt you'll find many large city governments with decreasing budgets and tax rates, maybe so but I don't think so. So to throw this out as a disqualification to the SCOTUS is a red herring.... imo
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:54:38 AM PDT
by
deport
To: piceapungens
Why does Bush force on us an umarried childless woman who clearly doesn't value the sanctity of the family? You should have proofed what you wrote and deleted it. Pathetic....
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posted on
10/03/2005 11:56:22 AM PDT
by
demkicker
(Life has many choices. Eternity has only two. Which one have you chosen?)
To: Ol' Sparky
For instance, she apparently submitted the following report to the ABA's House of Delegates. Here are two of the report's recommendations:
Supports the enactment of laws and public policy which provide that sexual orientation shall not be a bar to adoption when the adoption is determined to be in the best interest of the child. ...
Recommends the development and establishment of an International Criminal Court.
This is such fear mongering b.s. I'll direct you to
the ABA's House of Delegates page that says nothing about Harriet Miers supporting your claim.
In fact, these were POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE 1999 MIDYEAR MEETING OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
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posted on
10/03/2005 12:03:54 PM PDT
by
demkicker
(Life has many choices. Eternity has only two. Which one have you chosen?)
To: DallasMike
Just like when one drop of cool rain hits a pot of boiling oil..
The crooks no doubt hated her and still do...
To: DallasMike
....Linares' attorney, Charles Soechting, complained that Miers .....
That would be the same Charles Soechting who is currently the Texas DNC Chairman.
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posted on
10/03/2005 12:34:13 PM PDT
by
stoney
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