[Cicero]

This is a load of horse manure, to put it plainly.

I have no objection to born-again conservative Evangelicals, but I find it highly suspicious that this woman turned Republican and joined a Texas church at a moment most convenient to her career. I also find it suspicious that someone leaked this story to Drudge, with the obvious hope of pulling Evangelicals back on board the train.

What this reminds me of, frankly, is John Fitzgerald Kennedy. All the Catholics voted for Kerry because they liked the idea of a Catholic in the White House. The only trouble is that Kennedy was, to all appearances, a lousy Catholic. Not only that, but he firmly promised not to let his Catholic views influence his decisions, and he kept that promise to the letter.

There's no way on earth that an outsider can say whether or not a conversion was genuine. Maybe this one was. But it still doesn't mean that she would be a good Supreme Court Justice.

[jwalsh07]

You are totally misreading the situation, this is not an effort to support Harriet Miers, it is an effort by the New York Times to disqualify her because she is an Evangelical.

[bahblahbah]

I do find it suspicious that the NYTimes is printing this. While in the pro-Miers camp and am an evangelical Christian myself, I get a little cringe when someone's religion is emphasized in the (liberal)media. There are a few things wrong with your points.



"I have no objection to born-again conservative Evangelicals, but I find it highly suspicious that this woman turned Republican and joined a Texas church at a moment most convenient to her career."

How was this most convenient to her career? She did this in the late 70's and converted through a junior colleague.

"I also find it suspicious that someone leaked this story to Drudge, with the obvious hope of pulling Evangelicals back on board the train."

The evangelicals were about the only people on board long before this story came out through the recommendations of Dobson and others.

[Jedidah]

" . . . I find it highly suspicious that this woman turned Republican and joined a Texas church at a moment most convenient to her career. . ."

Huh?

This happened in 1980. That was 25 years ago. How is that "a moment most convenient to her career"?

[LikeLight]

I also find it suspicious that someone leaked this story to Drudge, with the obvious hope of pulling Evangelicals back on board the train.

How can a story be "leaked" to Drudge when it's been all over FreeRepublic and World Magazine's blog for more than 24 hours?