She has donated to pro-life candidates, including at least one outside her state. She led a fight in the ABA to get them to rescind their pro-choice position.
In addition to all of this, she was the leading force in recommending Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen, Miguel Estrada, and all of the other judges that people are saying would be a better choice than her.
I understand that pepople want someone who has "Pro-Life" tattooed on his/her forehead. That candidate would not get confirmed.
After the contentious fight over court nominees and the much-talked about compromise, several senators including Susan Collins specifically asked the President to NOT send someone who is a contentious nominee.
Ms. Meiers is stealth because of that request; it is obvious she is not a liberal, and is probably pretty conservative, based on her life history.
And if people on the right would stick with the President on things like the Katrina debacle instead of immediately wringing their hands and attacking the President, perhaps he wouldn't have to pay attention to Susan Collins.
This fact is her single most qualifying act from her history.
She donatd to Gore. How does that help make her a good pick? She was Bush's personal attorney and donated to Gore. How does that make her even a trustworthy friend, muchless advisor?
This fact is her single most qualifying act from her history.
This fact is her single most qualifying act from her history.
You made some good points, but I think appointments to the SC deserve more than simply whether one is a loyal friend or not. This is not supposed to be a gift or promotion.
I personally would like to have seen Judge Brown myself. I don't like unknown entities and certainly don't believe GWB on anything political anymore. The fact that he signed CFR admitting it was unconstitutional at the time says volumes.