Bush predicts Miers confirmation (Experts hopelessly stuck in Harriet Quag-Miers)

Reuters ^ | Friday, October 7, 2005 | By Thomas Ferraro

[JohnHuang2]

Have a great weekend, y'all. God bless.

[onyx]

TaDa! Thank you, thank you! You have nailed it!

[LibertarianInExile]

Good article...not the Reuters stuff, yours. 8)

[Bahbah]

LOL. I just loved it. All of it.

[Dog Gone]

OUTSTANDING analysis and essay. Thank you.

[Siena Dreaming]

That is a fantastic article.

I think it's the best I've seen.

[dirtboy]

Podhoretz says Miers probably can't "write a decent English sentence,"

Pod said that?

What an ass.

In their attempts to diminish Miers, her critics have mostly diminished themselves instead.

[siunevada]

Yes, yes.

You've been right about everything up until now. But...

How do we know we can trust you on this one?

[Siena Dreaming]

You know...that's the first time I've suspected sexism in this thing.

Would he have said the same thing about a male WH counsel who had led a large law firm?

I tend to doubt it.

[KingKongCobra]

Excellent, as always. I love the faith that our super-con group places on this list of wimps:

John Warner, Arlen Specter, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Chuck Hagel, George Voinovich, Mike Dewine, Lincoln Chafee, John McCain. Real fighters! You can always count on that crowd.

[blackie]

Bullseye JH2 ~ Bump!

[RepublicanWithIntegrity]

Somebody President John McCain would pick ... HA You've got to be kidding me.

[dirtboy]

John Warner, Arlen Specter, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Chuck Hagel, George Voinovich, Mike Dewine, Lincoln Chafee, John McCain. Real fighters! You can always count on that crowd.

MINSTREL: [singing]
Brave Sir Robin ran away,

ROBIN:
No!

MINSTREL: [singing]
Bravely ran away, away.

ROBIN:
I didn't!

MINSTREL: [singing]
When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled.

[dawn53]

Hey John,

Long time, no talk.

Great post!

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

As head of the Texas bar, she fought the ABA's pro-abortion stance, urging the ABA's policy-making committee to put the abortion issue to a vote. Which means Miers wants voters deciding the issue of abortion.

The only voters she wanted to vote were members of the ABA. The only thing she wanted them to vote on was whether to adopt a pro-abortion policy. It's a real stretch to morph that into an anti-Roe position.

Nice try, but you're still asking for an implicit faith and I can't do that. Besides, some things are still worth fighting for and even losing.

[Josh Painter]

Out-standing post!

[You Dirty Rats]

Congratulations on a fine analysis.

If you look at this nomination from the point of view of the President, and you believe that he truly wants to be sure he appoints another Scalia or Thomas instead of a Souter, then given the weasel Senate Republicans, the difficulty of confirmation in general, and his knowledge of Miers's character, it makes a lot more sense.

Brilliant strategery from the misunderestimated President.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Bush chose Miers the same way he chose Cheney. I wonder how that turned out.

Another great essay, friend.

Thank you...you have been missed.

[You Dirty Rats]

It's a real stretch to morph that into an anti-Roe position.

Do you have proof that any of the other nominees would actually overturn Roe?