Ann lost me by supporting McCarthy and then going after President Bush over Roberts.
Perhaps Miers law school is not a top school - that's a valid complaint but she is ranked as one of the top 100 lawyers in the country and that makes up for it.
Talk to the head hunters and they will tell you the Ivy League is now second tier. Living on it's past. SMU is a top notch school. Try to play'em in football, but afetr that they are top notch.
I seem to recall that Hillary was able to make the same claim about herself.
Personally, I suspect the higher ranked the law school is, the more likely it is to be chock full of certifiable lunatics (faculty, mostly).
There's nothing wrong with picking a person from a real American school.
The Hildebeast went to Yale and she is qualified to . . . whaaa?
I generally adore Ann, and I think she went to Colgate if memory serves correctly....
Not to be rude, but can anyone tell me what rank she happens to be?
From Wikipedia:
Throughout her time as first lady, Clinton continued to practice law with the Rose Law Firm. In 1988 and 1991 National Law Journal named Clinton one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. . .
Thoughts?
You should read her book "Treason" to get the real scoop on McCarthy. She has done an excellent job of researching that era, complete with copious footnotes, and I think you'll be very surprised - and cheered - to hear that there is another side to the story. It ain't like the Left tells it, but it happened back before there were alternative sources of information (e.g. the Internet, or right-wing talk radio) to counter their distortions of history.
I think Ann will be a liberal by the time she is 60. She is the type we need to watch out for.
Bill Gates was a college dropout, but I would not put him under the column of dumbass. Some of the smartest people I have ever know never went to college. They were busy running buisnesses and raising families, but they were very , very smart.
I think Bush knows this woman and feels he can predictably rely on her conservatism and being an originalist. Smart, core belief, and strict constructionist view of the constitution is what is desired, and she has all three. She is not the best he could find. That person does not exist except as an ideal. This woman has qualities which will do exactly what the conservatives have been hoping for a justice to do, and that is, make rulings faithful to the original meaning of the constitution.
In the end, I suspect Bush put forth 2 stealth candidates to flummox the democrats and to avoid a fight. I suspect the man is exhausted. Who would want to put up with all of the sh*t he has put up with, and for eight years. When Stevens dies, I suspect he will put up Luddig and the guns will blaze. Perhaps we should cut him some slack.
I usually like Ann a lot, but her sneer at SMU Law School is over the top. I, too, went to a lesser known law school. I have, however, worked with over 30 top tier graduates of the so-called elite law schools. My legal education has allowed me to hold my own with all of them. Ann can criticize President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers on a lot of grounds, but this isn't one of them, IMHO.
My word, this woman is 60 years old. Women were rarely even allowed in law school back when she went. And to have made the accomplishments in the male-ruled TX back then is incredible. It's hard to believe she even was hired as a lawyer. People don't realize how limited women were in those days. You could be a wife, a nurse or a teacher. I admire her greatly and look forward to hearing her "interview". If she wants to uphold our Constitution as intended, then I am for her.
Wasn't Hillary Clinton also ranked as a top 100 lawyer?
Miers is beginning to look like a good choice.