[WOSG]

The meat of the article ...

http://www.worldviewweekend.com/secure/cwnetwork/article.php?ArticleID=301

I worked with Miers at the White House. Though my interaction with her was limited, since I was merely a Presidential Writer and she was the Staff Secretary, I had a unique experience with her. In 2001, I was given the task of writing the President’s Christmas message to the nation. After researching Reagan, Bush, and Clinton’s previous Christmas messages, I wrote something that was well within the bounds of what had been previously written (and in case you are wondering, Clinton’s messages were far more evangelical than the elder Bush’s).



The director of correspondence and the deputy of correspondence edited and approved the message and it was sent to the Staff Secretary’s office for the final vetting. Miers emailed me and told me that the message might offend people of other faiths, i.e., that the message was too Christian. She wanted me to change it. I refused to change the message (In my poor benighted reasoning, I actually think that Christmas is an overtly Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Christ and the beginning of the redemption of man.).



The director and deputy of correspondence supported me. I even emailed Ken Mehlman (then the Political Director at the White House, now the Republican National Committee Chairman), to see what he thought about the message. He was not offended by it in the least. Miers insisted that I change the tone of the message. I again refused, and after several weeks, the assignment was taken out of my hands. I was later encouraged to apologize to Miers. I did not apologize.



That is my one personal anecdote about Harriet Miers. Some will probably write that incident off as an insignificant, almost meaningless, occurrence. And perhaps it is. But Miers purposefully sought to dilute the Christianity of the message, thus revealing to me at least a willingness to compromise unnecessarily without outside pressure. That is my opinion based off that experience and I would be more than happy to be proved wrong.

[flashbunny]

"The director and deputy of correspondence supported me. I even emailed Ken Mehlman (then the Political Director at the White House, now the Republican National Committee Chairman), to see what he thought about the message. He was not offended by it in the least. Miers insisted that I change the tone of the message. I again refused, and after several weeks, the assignment was taken out of my hands. I was later encouraged to apologize to Miers. I did not apologize."

countdown to rationalizations...

[leadhead]

If the President had replaced Rhenquist and O'Conner with two well armed straight shooting super conservatives, the SCOTUS voting would still be 5-4.

The carpers and "common taters" can't grasp :"Never blow your wad when it won't effect any change"

I guess I just miss the point of all this criticism from the Right.

[FR_addict]

Thank you for sharing. I noticed how watered down the message from the Bush's White House Christmas card was one year. I don't recall which one. At least you tried to bring some meaning back to the holiday. It's the little things that show you what a person is really like.

I wonder which religion she was afraid of hurting, the Wiccas? I don't believe most Jews are offended by the Christian holidays. They celebrate their own. As one Moslem guy told me, Jesus is considered a prophet in their religion. Obviously, not so true with the fanatical Isalmists.

[rwfromkansas]

That is a bit concerning.....

Not a red flag though. She just was concerned about other faiths, not a big deal.

But, still something to consider.

[gakrak]

If this is true, as a born again Christian, I can assure you that Ms. Miers cannot be a born again Christian as is being touted. She should have embraced such a message. May God help us. Amen.