Texas Supreme Court Justices Back Miers

Hey. It was joke. I don't get miffed for being called "from the dark side."

I understand your position is based on trust, and all I'm asking you to understand is that I have no way to sway anybody from a position of trust.

I post to you, personally, in general, because I know that for every poster here, there are 100 to 1,000 lurkers. This helps the process. I don't want to hurt your feelings. You have been a very cordial and civil debate partner. I apologist for evey word I said that hurt your feelings.

>>>>I understand your position is based on trust...

If you mean trust in PresBush`s judgement exclusively, you'd be wrong. I'm not a BushBot or a Bush cheerleader either. I have strong disagreements with the President on several key issues. Bush spends like a liberal, he's seriously expanded the federal bureaucracy and has ignored the immigration issue.

Back to the topic.

Miers has a record in the legal profession that exceeds 30 years of experience. Her overall qualifications are pretty good. She was a managing partner in a large Texas law firm, headed up the Texas state bar association and was legal council to the most powerful man in the world. I think her resume speaks for itself. It's true that Miers hasn't much of a papertrail. Not being a judge can work against you in that regard.

William Rehnquist had never been a judge when Nixon nominated him to the SCOTUS. After moving to Arizona, Rehnquist became a GOP legal council, aka.political hack. He was legal council to Barry Goldwater`s 1964 campaign. When Nixon chose Rehnquist, he had been in private practice for about 20 years and in 1969 was appointed assistant US-AG.

I would have been overjoyed if Bush had picked Michael Luttig. Problem with nominating Luttig, or one of the other well known conservatives available, that it probably would have led to a RINO Senator like Spector, Collins, Chaffey or Snowe, or a mavarick like Hagel and McCain to vote against them. Bush had a tough decision to make and I for one will respect that decision.

I think you do yourself harm by keeping a closed mind on the Miers nomination. So be it.

I think you do yourself harm by keeping a closed mind on the Miers nomination.

To the extent I do, you are absolutely right. And I don't mind it at all when a person confronts me with a reasoned objection. Those are amenable to dialog and shifting of position. But "trust" is not amenable to shifting. That is an ON/OFF thing. No debating with it ;-)

We aren't as far apart as you think. COme alittle closer and I'll help you into the dark side ;-) (that ws a joke too) ... thanks again.

Press Release from White House:

President Discusses Harriet Miers Nomination with Former Texas Supreme Court Justices

Among these Judges are likely those appointed to the Texas Court by Bush, and mindful of Federal appointment possibilities now.

I think of those in the picture only two were appointed by Bush to the Texas Supreme court.... Baker and Abbott who is now Tx AG. As the picture subscript notes they are all former justices so none are serving in that capacity now.

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