So, the MSM asks a leading question (when did you stop beating W, Mrs. Bush?), and we're surprised when she says "that's possible"???? In some cases, it may is possible. After all, Ms. Miers will need a gut of steel to withstand the slings and arrows about her looks, her age, her bra size, her hair, makeup, etc.
Exactky right. It wasn't Laura Bush's comment. It was Matt Lauer's comment and now Laura gets attacked on FR. I'm ashamed of freepers this week.
Such subtleties are sometimes lost on FReepers, and even Rush. :^)
I was surprised and disappointed. She could easily have distanced herself from the accusation, but did not. She could have said, "I don't think that her sex has anything to do with this controversy, because the same people who object to Harriet Miers have publicly supported other female nominees." Instead Mrs. Bush gives us a list of feminist "qualifications" to support Miers. First woman to do this, first woman to do that, breaks glass ceilings, blah blah blah. As if being the "first woman" to get a pilot's license would qualify someone to fly a 747.
After all, Ms. Miers will need a gut of steel to withstand the slings and arrows about her looks, her age, her bra size, her hair, makeup, etc.
The substantive opposition to Miers has absolutely nothing to do with her looks. Besides, surviving negative comments about one's appearance does not require a "gut of steel," it is just an uncomfortable part of daily life. For most people, perhaps including Miers, a quick glance in the mirror provides substantial evidence that the critics are probably right.