Posted on 10/07/2005 3:23:50 PM PDT by quidnunc
The latest snark among conservatives opposed to the Miers nomination has been generated by this paragraph this story in the Washington Post:
In an initial chat with Miers, according to several people with knowledge of the exchange, Leahy asked her to name her favorite Supreme Court justices. Miers responded with "Warren" — which led Leahy to ask her whether she meant former Chief Justice Earl Warren, a liberal icon, or former Chief Justice Warren Burger, a conservative who voted for Roe v. Wade . Miers said she meant Warren Burger, the sources said.
Here's what Polipundit was told happened:
"Miers was asked about Justices she admired. She responded that she admired different Justices for different reasons, including Warren — interrupted by Senator Leahy — Burger for his administrative skills.
Reasonable people could ask whether Burger was a great administrator, but the comment is taken out of context by the Washington Post. Miers didn't express admiration for his jurisprudence."
Burger was not a great intellect, but he was a fine administrator. An example of this is something for which he is often criticized, his vote in support of Rove v. Wade.
Burger understood that there was a majority for this decision, so he voted with the majority so he could assign the opinion. He assigned it to his friend Harry Blackmun, who wrote an opinion so abominably reasoned it is begging to be overturned when there is a majority on the Court with the stones to do so.
Yeah... I can't stand those Daffy Duck conservatives like Mark Steyn, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Rush Limbaugh, the entire editorial board of National Review, George Will, Mark Levin, Charles Krauthammer, David Frum, numerous conservative legal scholars, Phylis Schlafly, and all of the people against the Miers nomination here on FR…
Heck. W should nominate Jeb for Attorney General. The Kennedys got away with it.
"Spreading the truth"? Oh, I'm convinved now...
*convinced
"HE BETRAYED THIS COUNTRY! HE PLAAAAAYED ON OUR FEEEAAARS!"
I would be embarassed if I were using these continual tactics of marginalization. I guess it only serves to bring more over to our side.
You have to admit that when Ann Coulter says to impeach Bush she's sounding a little daffy.
No.
This is really getting ridiculous. Let the woman talk and then judge...this rifling through the garbage is just absurd and unseemly. She's one of us, and we're treating her like dirt.
Ann Coulter is our side's Michael Moore. Our lunatic is better looking though!
Is it NOT amazing how all these "unanamed sources" are vilified when the Moveon.org Conservatives do NOT like what they hear and quoted when they LIKE what they here? Sorry real Conservatives have the same standard both times. A unnamed source is NOT a fact, it is rumor and hearsay. It is a gross violation of journalistic ethics to use it. If the source will NOT go on the record it is NOT news and should NOT be reported as "News". Considering what we have seen in the last year from the Dinasour Media, who knows if EITHER story is even true.
I think we would be better off if all politicians also were without experience and could only serve two, or maybe even one, term, then maybe we could get back to a government ruled by, of and for the people.
But that "Impeach Bush" statement shows that she is far from reasoned.
"I would be embarassed if I were using these continual tactics of marginalization."
The funniest thing about it is that it's the pro-Miers side that is intellectualy isolated and getting hysterical. I can definetly see Miers withdrawing from the confirmation process for the good of the Administration.
Then you haven't been listening or you are one of them, take your pick.
...not to mention the good of the Court.
No, really. Take it.
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