I think it is worse than that. I am beyond disappointed. I don't think Fred Fielding has started work yet, so is this Harriet Meirs? This guy is dishonest. Just what we want in a judge???
I don't know....the timing of this nomination and Miers' retirement doesn't give me any clue about who is to blame.
If this is a Miers recommendation, I would think that Fielding would go over all vacancies, and all potential nominees with either her or even Pres. Bush before they would put them to the Senate....I would think.
You notice that several of Bush's older nominees withdrew their names...supposedly because they didn't want to wait, and probably new with a Dem senate they didn't have a chance anyway.
But that happened around the time that we heard about Miers also...
I wonder if we should contact Bush, Fielding, SPECTER (ugh)??? Sessions, Cornyn and Kyl were on the Judiciary committee last session...if they still are, maybe we should contact them, and tell them NOT to vote him out of committee..
But, then that would make the Dems WANT him more...unless Hillary has already put out the word to get it done...