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John Fund of WSJ Says There's a Chance Miers Nomination Will be Pulled Before Hearings
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| governsleastgovernsbest
Posted on 10/18/2005 12:12:48 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
In a just-completed interview on Fox News, John Fund of the Wall Street Journal entertained the possibility that the Miers' nomination would be pulled before getting to hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Asked how that could happen, Fund explained [paraphrasing]:
"It could happen if a number of Republican senators go to the White House and say that getting the Miers nomination through would be too much 'heavy political lifting' and that the hearings would offend the dignity of the Senate."
Reading between the lines, my sense is that the well-connected Fund is hearing off-the-record from Republican senators and/or their aides that Miers is a not-ready-for-prime-time player.
For Fund to countenance the possibility that Miers' appearance before the Senate would be an affront to its dignity is very strong stuff.
It's hard to imagine Fund would raise the notion unless he were convinced that Miers would not merely fail to meet the John Roberts gold-standard, but that her hearings would risk degenerating into an embarrassing farce.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: johnfund; justicemiers; miers; scotus; wishfulthinking
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I'm taking the liberty of sending a Fox News ping to the Today Show ping list.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:14:15 PM PDT
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(check out my posts on Today show bias at www.newsbusters.org)
To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; YaYa123; MEG33; ...
I'm taking the liberty of sending a Fox News ping to the Today Show ping list.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:14:48 PM PDT
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(check out my posts on Today show bias at www.newsbusters.org)
To: Stellar Dendrite; nerdgirl; Ol' Sparky; Map Kernow; Betaille; Pessimist; flashbunny; Itzlzha; ...
Known-nothing john fund on liberal fox news ping!
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:15:22 PM PDT
by
flashbunny
(What is more important: Loyalty to principles, or loyalty to personalities?)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"It could happen if a number of Republican senators go to the White House and say that getting the Miers nomination through would be too much 'heavy political lifting' ----
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What heavy lifting have the Republicans ever done????
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:17:39 PM PDT
by
beyond the sea
(Doctor, my eyes... tell me what is wrong...was I unwise to leave them open for so long)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"Dignity of the Senate." I know, I know, some will call that an oxymoron.
Even so, if a number of Republican senators are convinced that Miers would embarrass herself as well as the WH were she subjected to the intense scrutiny of a hearing, the kindest and politically wisest course might be to pull her nomination.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:17:51 PM PDT
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(check out my posts on Today show bias at www.newsbusters.org)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Cheah! And monkeys might fly out of my butt!
/Wayne Campbell
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:17:56 PM PDT
by
L98Fiero
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Yeah, well, I'm saying "wishful thinking" on Fund's part, and that I very much doubt it, for many reasons.
The biggest guess as to Why Miers was that the GOP couldn't be counted on to fight for a really well-known quantity. If they cower before the prospect of even hearing this nominee... well, the words "ugly beyond imagination" come to mind.
Dan
Biblical Christianity BLOG
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:18:00 PM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: onyx
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:18:16 PM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: governsleastgovernsbest
I am beginning to wish that she would just withdraw herself. I am tired of the President getting bashed by Republicans.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:18:19 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: governsleastgovernsbest
the hearings would offend the dignity of the Senate.WHAT dignity?
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:18:22 PM PDT
by
beyond the sea
(Doctor, my eyes... tell me what is wrong...was I unwise to leave them open for so long)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
the hearings would offend the dignity of the Senate. Are you telling me that a body that includes Robert Byrd, John Kerry, Teddy the K, and Barbara Boxer Shorts has dignity???
Bwahahahaha.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:18:43 PM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Fine, that scenario actually wouldn't bother me, and I am pro-Miers. The woman deserves a hearing, if the Senators think she is not up to the job...they have done their job.
To: governsleastgovernsbest
HHHHHEEEEEEERRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE WEEEE GO! This thread should have about 100 replies in a matter of minutes!
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"It could happen if a number of Republican senators go to the White House and say that getting the Miers nomination through would be too much 'heavy political lifting' and that the hearings would offend the dignity of the Senate." Sounds to me those bashing the President are trying to give some senators a hint/suggestion
I STILL want to know why these people are afraid to hear her speak at the hearings
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:19:21 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: beyond the sea
WHAT dignity?French whores have more dignity than our Senate does.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:19:33 PM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(you call me a right wing extremist and a Rushbot like it's a bad thing.....)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Miers is a not-ready-for-prime-time playerThat may be true, but let's wait and let the lady present herself at the hearings!!!
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:19:56 PM PDT
by
beyond the sea
(Doctor, my eyes... tell me what is wrong...was I unwise to leave them open for so long)
To: dubyaismypresident
French whores have more dignity than our Senate does.Hey show some more respect to French whores. At least they make an honest living.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:20:29 PM PDT
by
rhombus
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Bush is too stubborn to pull the plug.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:20:34 PM PDT
by
GraniteStateConservative
(...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Well, I just have no clue how this thing will go.
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posted on
10/18/2005 12:20:41 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
(This is a no Miers zone)
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