Bush Won't Release All Miers Records

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[TommyDale]

Senator Sam Brownback gets his wish. Let's see if he and Senator Lindsay Graham can win over the mainstream Republicans now.

[TitansAFC]

Why are they still using records anyway?

It's a CD world these days! At least move on to cassette tapes, for crying out loud!

;-)

[JohnnyZ]

President Bush said Monday that he will not release any records of his conversations with Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers that could threaten the confidentiality of the advice that presidents get from their lawyers.

Nor should he. It means there's still no evidence that Miers is qualified for the Supreme Court, but them's the breaks.

[NormsRevenge]

Democrats, too, have expressed concerns about whether Miers could sever her close ties to Bush and rule independently once on the bench.
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Gee, did Bader Ginsburg cut her links and ideological followings of the ACLU when she assumed her seat?

and she got approved overwhelmingly as I recall.

[Das Outsider]

The choice has troubled some conservatives who say it was risky because Miers was a blank slate on issues such as abortion and gay rights.

Never mind that whole independence and judicial philosophy thingy. I'm outraged that she isn't far right. (/sarcasm)

Let's just go on talking about the proportional representation requirement of the Equal Protection Clause and the eligibility of Hobbits to serve on the Bakersfield city council.

[Map Kernow]

This is his "Get Out of Jail Free" card on the Miers mess. He refuses to turn over the papers, the Senate insists, he "reluctantly" withdraws the nomination. Makes him look like he's "standing on principle," not turnin' tail and runnin'.

[jveritas]

This “may be” what will cause the death of this nomination, in particular if the some GOP Senators announce publicly that they will not vote for Miers if the White House does not provide the documents they want. Cheer up anti-Miers camp, you “may” have gotten your wish.

[Kjobs]

"People can learn about Harriet Miers through hearings, but we are not going to destroy this business about people being able to walk into the Oval Office to say, Mr. President, this is my advice,"

Not feeling very articulate today, are we Mr. Bush?

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Not feeling very articulate today, are we Mr. Bush?

I understood him, didn't you?

[NormsRevenge]

Get oudda here.

[Buck W.]

This could be the exit strategy.

[Hop A Long Cassidy]

>>>"This is his "Get Out of Jail Free" card on the Miers mess. He refuses to turn over the papers, the Senate insists, he "reluctantly" withdraws the nomination. Makes him look like he's "standing on principle," not turnin' tail and runnin'."

Bump. Most sensible proposal I've seen yet. Saves face, gets Miers out of the way, GOP can heal things up, assuming someone qualified follows and Bush pushes strenuously and gets confirmation.

[NormsRevenge]

So you would have voted for Ruth to sit on the SCOTUS?

So why not Miers, could she possibly be anymore injurious to the nation?

[trubluolyguy]

"It's a red line I'm not willing to cross," Bush said.

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Then why the heck did you nominate her?


Oh that's right, because you could.

[USAConstitution]

This is becoming a sick joke...

[Revolting cat!]

Release them (or whatever's left of them)! Incidentally, did you know that it was the mother of Monkee Michael Nesmith who invented Liquid Paper?