Posted on 10/27/2005 10:19:11 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
Lawmakers and special interest groups started positioning themselves for President Bush's next pick for U.S. Supreme Court justice the same day a fumbled nomination ended in Harriet Miers (search) withdrawing from the confirmation process.
Miers, who will remain as White House counsel, made a surprise announcement Thursday morning that she is withdrawing her name from consideration to replace Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (search), who announced over the summer that she wanted to retire from the bench. O'Connor agreed to stay on while her replacement was vetted through the confirmation process.
In her withdrawal letter dated Thursday, Miers told the president that her pending confirmation hearings would likely be "a burden for the White House and our staff that is not in the best interest of the country."
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More than fitting!
The President did get it right.
The loudmouths on the "right" are a bunch of numbskulls.
President Bush knew Miers.
He trusted her.
I trust him.
We could have had a nominee whom the RATS would have let slide into the confirmation.
And, I'd be willing to bet she was the President's stealth pick.
She'd have been a vote for original intent on the Court.
Now we'll get a "known" conservative who the RATS will fight tooth and nail, and they'll win a few RINO's to their side that will sh*tcan any "conservative" nominee.
We should have trusted President Bush.
Thanks Rush, et al.
Thanks for nothing.
We could have had a nominee whom the RATS would have let slide into the confirmation.
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Of course they would, because they would reasonably bet that she was another SDO'C or Souter. Miers' was their best bet for a liberal or moderate on the court. I want something better.
Let the Democrats stew over a Luttig or McConnell.
Something changed my mind about Miers, though.
It's partly the position she articulated in the speech, but it's much more insidious than that. Her words demonstrated a disconcerting willingness to please a specific crowd. Situational ethics. That is not the kind of judicial temperment we need.
I wish Ms. Miers all the best in her future endeavors.
Yeah I have to agree those 1993 speeches were very disturbing to me too. She seems to be a woman who is a pleaser. No matter what they start as, pleasers in DC drift left.
What about Rush?
Boy would that twist the RATs.
Hoping it's JRB, Edith Jones, or Alito, aka "Scalito".
I'd say Krauthammer is a soothsayer more than a numbskull. Way to go, Charles! :-)
President Bush knew Miers. He trusted her. I trust him.
You mean you trusted Miers to take her "self-determination" belief to the Supreme Court in time to hear those upcoming abortion cases? Yikes, that would've been scary!
Do you trust Bush to enforce immigration laws? Do you trust Bush to cut spending and veto bills full of pork?
Thanks Rush, et al. Thanks for nothing.
Sorry you're in such a miserable mood. Most conservatives I know are a happy bunch right now. We're happy that Ms. Miers did the right thing for her country even if President Bush never woke up. I have a newfound respect for Ms. Miers, and I wish her all the best.
It was a joyous occasion yesterday to channel-surf the TV for hours, seeing Ann Coulter so triumphant while at the same time seeing Senator Arlen deeply disturbed and his RINO colleague Catherine Crier bitching at Pat Buchanan on msNBC. Truly, a wonderful day!
Any of those would be great. I'd add Ted Olson, Michael Luttig and maybe even Miguel Estrada to the mix. And, hey, I wonder if that Pickering guy would be interested, too! I wanna see steam come out of Ted Kennedy's ears while on a split-screen with Katie Couric, LOL!
AMEN, brother!
I like Kozinski better but JRB would be fine with me, too!
Deborah Cook, 6th Circuit and an Ohio fixture. DeWine would definitely vote for her.
How about Roy Moore?
It will more likely be this...
Yes! Great tagline, BTW.
That might cause Senator Arlen to slip into a permanent state of insanity (that is, if he's not already there).
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