A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...10-13-05...The Borkette-ing of Harriet Miers

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The Borkette-ing of Harriet Miers
by JohnHuang2

OK, on the downside, you-know-who at one time was a Democrat. Hard-core liberal Democrat. Contributed to Hard-core liberal Democrats. Loved FDR. Loved Harry Truman. Was once "pro-choice." Switched parties, became Republican. Strong pro-lifer. Born-again Christian. Ah-ha! Big flip flop there! No core principles!

But enough about Ronald Reagan. Regarding Harriet Miers, one week after her nomination was announced, the Bill Kristol-led Rebellion has mushroomed from zero GOP senators opposing Miers to . . . zero GOP senators opposing Miers. To be confirmed, Miers oddly needs to win approval only in the Senate, not the Weekly Standard. So, over the weekend, the MSM resorted to Plan B, quoting over and over the same three rejects: Kristol, Pat Buchanan and Gary Bauer.

OK, in fairness, there were a few senators expressing doubts about Miers and her "murky" record. "I just don't know" the nominee, said Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. "I don't have any enthusiasm until I know someone. Personal integrity is the most important issue. If they don't have that, what they say doesn't matter."

Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas sounded a similar tone, vowing to question the candidate on Constitutional issues and the role of the courts. The nominee "doesn't seem to be a Souter," but Brownback says he isn't sure. The nominee will "be a free agent once" on the High Court.

Oops! Coburn and Brownback were talking about John Roberts, back in July. Sorry again.

But enough about Ronald Reagan. Regarding Harriet Miers, one week after her nomination was announced, the Bill Kristol-led Rebellion has mushroomed from zero GOP senators opposing Miers to . . . zero GOP senators opposing Miers. To be confirmed, Miers oddly needs to win approval only in the Senate, not the Weekly Standard. So, over the weekend, the MSM resorted to Plan B, quoting over and over the same three rejects: Kristol, Pat Buchanan and Gary Bauer. Regarding Miers, Kristol, who admits it's the President's prerogative to nominate whomever Kristol chooses, told Fox News Sunday he doesn't "think any serious person thinks she's the most qualified person, or the most qualified woman to be a Supreme Court judge, and I think she should step aside. It would be good for the President, it would be good for the Court." And you can trust the deep insight of Dan Quayle's former political strategist.

Bauer, who showed his deep affection for Bush by supporting John McCain for president, complained that "the whole (Harriet Miers) strategy is the so-called stealth strategy, picking candidates for the Supreme Court who have no judicial record on things that really matter . . ." Such as regulation of the hapless arroyo toad. And the French-fry-on-Metro-train case. If only Bush had picked a red-meat conservative. President McCain sure would've!

Buchanan, another loyal Republican who ran against Bush as an independent, presents a compelling case: For goodness sake, could we please jump to unfounded conclusions before we hear the lady out? Trust unelected "opinion leaders," they always know all the answers. Buchanan predicted Sunday the nomination will be "withdrawn." Nailing down the exact timeline, Buchanan says she'll withdraw "at some point, maybe before, maybe after the committee hearings. My guess is she will not be confirmed." Silly Bush disagrees. He predicts "she is going to be on the bench. She will be confirmed." Hmmmmm, who to believe . . . the guy who hangs around Lenora Fulani, or the boss of Cheney, Rove, Rummy, Condi, Bolton . . .

Among the things going for Miers:

(1) She's a pistol-packin' mama.

(2) She shoots a .45.

(3) She knows what "Congress shall make no law" means.

(4) She's not from Harvard.

(5) She's not an East Coast elitist.

(6) Bill Kristol's against her.

That alone means she should be confirmed. Plus, she believes in the existence of a Supreme Being. Kristol believes HE IS The Supreme Being.

Contrary to the law firm of Kristol, Buchanan & Bauer, nothing in the Constitution says a qualified nominee 'shall not have attended Southern Methodist University,' or 'shall be a law professor or former law professor or a judge' or 'prolific writer of law review articles and op-ed pieces for the Weekly Standard.' Some say Bush should've just nominated his dog Barney. Oh, sure. Could never be confirmed. Barney lacks the "raw intellectual power" to sit on a Court which:

(1) Gives us 10 different opinions for why it's unconstitutional to display the Ten Commandments in Kentucky but constitutional in Texas.

(2) Decides it's now constitutional to engage in sodomy.

(3) Decides it's now constitutional for cities to seize private homes and give them to private developers to increase tax revenue. Imagine the "raw intellectual power" it takes to drain all meaning from the Fifth Amendment's "for public use" phrase! Doubt Miers has it. That's why I support her. I want her on the Court because she "lacks" the judicial "experience" in creating the mess the whining Ivy Leaguers made of our judiciary. It'll take a cowgirl from Texas to fix it.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[Aquamarine]

Found this picture of Miss Miers in her early years. :)

[citizensgratitude]

Thanks, but you know what, we are pretty good here.

Although I do not jump on the enabler bandwagon about everything having to do with the gulf coast situation, boy, they really have a lot of work ahead of them.

The devastation is still unreal to me. I talked to a friend who got moved to Dallas from NO and she and her Mom have all their worldly possessions in a big black pastic bag.

I'm up on a hill, in the woods, lots of acerage for hunting and hiking....I'm good to go !!!! LOL

Thank you dear heart !

[Pippin]

You're welcome! :o)

[RobFromGa]

Well done JH2!

[LadyX]

Dear citizensgratitude:

This is your mission, should you choose to accept it.
As our Official Pajamahadeen of the Poughkeepsie Sector, it is your assignment to train binoculars on the nearby Hudson River, and alert The Finest as soon as you see this cruisin' past- -

You will receive credit for a Free Republic Scoop
and an extra helping at The Finest Buffet..:))

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By the way - - aboard the U.S.S. Finest!!

[citizensgratitude]

They have to hear us say:

We know and understand your mission and we love and support you.

[LadyX]

"I hope Miss Miers gives em a big Texas yodel when she gets up there in the confirmation hearings...maybe get her Colt 45 out and twirl it. :)"

Yep - I can just see it now when Miss Harriet goes before the Judicial Comittee:

"Good day, distinguished Senators, and you, too, Teddy.
I come fully prepared to respectfully answer your questions.
I had a lot of practice before lynch mobs - outrunnin' and gunnin' whole posses before the Texas Bar."

"Fire away....gimme your best shot!!"

[Billie]

Hi dutchess and Mr. My Two-Cents,

Gosh, you're good! Just plain good! Week in, week out, the two of you are winners. I could read the essays in my mailbox (thank you, John, for including me), but it's much more fun to see them here after they're dressed up in all their finery foolery.

Thank you!

P.S. Thanks, dutchess, for your P.S. 'splanation. :)

[Kryptonite]

JH2 - To be confirmed, Miers oddly needs to win approval only in the Senate, not the Weekly Standard.

Very good.

If Kristol had accomplished a thing to eliminate the filibusters, then he'd have credibility to make suggestions regarding the nominee. He's speaking from a position of personal failure.

[Aquamarine]

Uh huh, hope she fires away. lol

[Aquamarine]

.....fires away at the Senator's rude intrusive questions, that is.

[Aquamarine]

Hey Billie, been outside picking up hickory nuts and walnuts. There seems to be an abundance this year, wonder if that means we're in for a colder than usual winter.

[visualops]

With dixie in the southeast part of the state, you up in the northwest, and me on the west side of South Carolina, we have things covered, eh?

Why, yes, I believe we do!

...and here we are all decked out for afternoon tea...




oops...better get back to work!

[LadyX]

I love my dress!
Makes me look rather regal..:))

[Feiny]

What do you make with those nuts?

[loveliberty2]

"To be confirmed, Miers oddly needs to win approval only in the Senate, not the Weekly Standard."

Thanks for putting things in perspective.

Some interesting notes about the 55 men who authored and signed ou great United States Constitution can be found on Wikipedia. They include the following:

"The delegates practiced a wide range of occupations, and many pursued more than one career simultaneously. Thirty-five were lawyers or had benefited from legal training, though not all of them relied on the profession for a livelihood. Some had also become judges.

"At the time of the convention, 13 individuals were businessmen, merchants, boaters, or shippers: Blount, Broom, Clymer, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Gorham, Langdon, Robert Morris, Pierce, Sherman, and Wilson. Six were major land speculators: Blount, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gorham, Robert Morris, and Wilson. Eleven speculated in securities on a large scale: Bedford, Blair, Clymer, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Franklin, King, Langdon, Robert Morris, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and Sherman. Twelve owned or managed slave-operated plantations or large farms: Bassett, Blair, Blount, Butler, Carroll, Jenifer, Mason, Charles Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Rutledge, Spaight, and Washington. Madison also owned slaves. Broom and Few were small farmers.

"Nine of the men received a substantial part of their income from public office: Baldwin, Blair, Brearly, Gilman, Jenifer, Livingston, Madison, and Rutledge. Three had retired from active economic endeavors: Franklin, McHenry, and Mifflin. Franklin and Williamson were scientists, in addition to their other activities. McClurg, McHenry, and Williamson were physicians, and Johnson was a university president. Baldwin had been a minister, and Williamson, Madison, Ellsworth, and possibly others had studied theology but had never been ordained.

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"A considerable number of the men were born into leading families: Blair, Butler, Carroll, Houston, Ingersoll, Jenifer, Johnson, Livingston, Mifflin, Gouverneur Morris, both Pinckneys, Randolph, Rutledge, Washington, and Wythe. Others were self-made men who had risen from humble beginnings: Few, Franklin, Gorham, Hamilton, and Sherman. [edit]

"The educational background of the Founding Fathers was diverse. Some, like Franklin, were largely self-taught and had received scant formal training. Others had obtained instruction from private tutors or at academies. About half of the individuals had attended or graduated from college in the British North American colonies or abroad. Some men held advanced and honorary degrees. For the most part, the delegates were a well-educated group."

And these were the geniuses who crafted the document today's justices are called upon to interpret. Wonder if they'd pass Kristol, Buchanan, Coulter, et al's muster?

[loveliberty2]

Sorry! That's "our" constitution, of course.

[dutchess]

John, this piece is extremely well put together. Thank you.

Before its said and done conservative will listen to her hearing and have a chance to rethink. Heck she may do so well that the Dems filibuster and then we get the floor fight after all.

John is the best. Thanks for stopping in and offering YOUR 2cents!!! Well put!

[dutchess]

Good post with good points by John, dutchess!

John nails it every time doesn't he???

John Kerry and Ted Kennedy are prime examples of what 'experience' has done for us in the Senate

LOL....boy is that the truth! Thanks for stopping in!

[dutchess]

Hi Congressman. Thanks for stopping in! Quite a compliment coming from one of our favorites. Thanks for posting the link to a VERY good analysis of the Hillary coverup!