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Miers Withdraws Supreme Court Nomination
Yahoo/AP ^ | 10/27/05 | Yahoo News/AP

Posted on 10/27/2005 6:09:25 AM PDT by procomone

WASHINGTON - Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to be a Supreme Court justice Thursday in the face of stiff opposition and mounting criticism about her qualifications.

Bush said he reluctantly accepted her decision to withdraw, after weeks of insisting that he did not want her to step down. He blamed her withdrawal on calls in the Senate for the release of internal White House documents that the administration has insisted were protected by executive privilege.

"It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House — disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," Bush said. "Harriet Miers' decision demonstrates her deep respect for this essential aspect of the constitutional separation of powers — and confirms my deep respect and admiration for her."


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: checkbreaking; crony; cronyism; miers; officemommy; patronage; search; spolissystem
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To: austinite
Can't stand the heat get out of the WH.

And that has to do the question as to what Bush has learned how?

101 posted on 10/27/2005 6:34:18 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: wita

Bring on Janice Rogers Brown!


102 posted on 10/27/2005 6:34:18 AM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: JFC

I didn't like her nomination, but thought the president deserved to have his nominee have her day at the hearings. I think that the Concerned Women of America call to withdraw her nomination yesterday had a lot to do with this. They are a powerful group and held their fire for a long, long time to sift through the evidence. When they finally decided to not support her, they met with Dan Coats yesterday and explained their decision. Miers lost grassroot support. But I still believe she should have been given the opportunity to appear before the judicial committee.


103 posted on 10/27/2005 6:34:37 AM PDT by twigs
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To: untrained skeptic

"The thing I learned from this is to not expect better reporting based on facts from the National Review than from the New York Times."

Amen to that.


104 posted on 10/27/2005 6:34:39 AM PDT by USPatriette
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To: Ingtar
This nomination was no effort to "reach out to the conservatives." President Bush nominated an inadequate candidate with a terrible (to the extent it could be determined) background on a "trust me" basis. In the last 50 years we've had 8 "trust me" justices nominated by Republican Presidents and each has gone over to the dark side. Miers' record shows she'd have been no. 9. If Bush wants to restore his reputation as a straight shooter, he'll keep his promise and nominate a real originalist.
105 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:03 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: Ingtar

"This was President Bush's attempt to reach out to the conservatives more"

I subcribe more to Frum's theory. That is, Roberts was for the base, and Miers was for him and his legacy, whatever that is. Giving presidents more independance in waging the terrorism war? Miers, IMO, was not meant for us.

"I would not be surprised to see a nominee we like even less."

That would more or less blow out of the water any argument that he's some sort of conservative who's bringing the movement into the modern context. It would reveal him to be a "centrist" or New Deal establishment type. ie. not a reformer of the status quo, but actually to the left of Bill Clinton.


106 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:10 AM PDT by Frank T
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To: BurtSB

JRB is pro-death? Where did you hear that?


107 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:23 AM PDT by twigs
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To: procomone

About damn time.


108 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:40 AM PDT by saganite (The poster formerly known as Arkie 2)
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To: procomone

Thank you, Chas. Krauthammer, for the exit strategy.


109 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:46 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: Sgt_Schultze

Right. If he nominates a strict constitutionalist/originalist then the conservative pundits will sing her praise, FoxNews will sing her praise and the WORST the libs/media can do is discount her positions - posititions the MAJORITY of Americans agree or would agree with. We're in a win/win position with a fight!


110 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:47 AM PDT by mosquitobite (What we permit; we promote. ~ Mark Sanford for President!)
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To: WatchOutForSnakes
I agree. Although Miers was an unlikely choice for the Supremes, she should of been given a chance to prove herself one way or the other in the hearings. The president now has to deal from a position of weakness knowing that whomever he selects was not his first choice for the job. If he wasn't going to stand up for Miers he shouldn't have nominated her.
111 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:53 AM PDT by blaquebyrd
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To: Stirner

"But he (Gonzalez) has the same internal Administration documents problem that was the reason for Meirs' withdrawal. They have to pick someone not currently serving in the Administration."

EXCELLENT POINT.


112 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:56 AM PDT by no dems (Go ASTROS!! For the first time ever, a World Series played in Texas,)
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To: procomone
WOO-FREEPIN-HOOOOO!!!!

113 posted on 10/27/2005 6:35:58 AM PDT by SerpentDove (Now back to our regularly scheduled program...)
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To: Pylot
It is nice to live through an example of our system working the way it is supposed to.

You must be kidding.

I didn't elect Ann Coulter, Charles Krauthammer, or any other elite pundit snob to anything...I hope you people who felt like the President owed you something personally are happy. The combined chorus of your whining has run an honorable person out of town on a rail before she even had her chance at a fair hearing.

I voted for George Bush to represent my interests as a Republican and to execute his duties as the POTUS. He did just that according to his judgment. I might not like all the decisions he makes, including his SCOTUS nominations, but he's our president and it's his call. If you don't like it, tough. We had our chance to oust him a year ago, and we didn't.

The people's will is expressed at the ballot box, not in the op-ed section of the Washington Post. That's how the system is supposed to work.

114 posted on 10/27/2005 6:36:15 AM PDT by liberty_lvr (Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.)
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To: spinestein
Well, you may get your way, and watch the liberals take the congress back.. I am truly afraid that this attitude will get us back to another 8-12 years of Liberals controlling everything, some of you folks are either so spoiled, or so near sighed or too young to remember when every bill that passed was a socialist mandate.. Interesting times ahead fir sur..
115 posted on 10/27/2005 6:36:55 AM PDT by carlo3b (http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
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To: WatchOutForSnakes

you're right, it is worth fighting for, but if you do not have to go looking for confrontation. My objection to Harriet Miers is that there are many other far more qualified candidates. There are very conservative candidates that are highly qualified that can be confirmed without things going nuclear. That is the path Bush needs to take now.


116 posted on 10/27/2005 6:36:56 AM PDT by Trust but Verify (( ))
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To: loreldan
"Don't be so excited. Get ready for Gonzalez."

He might want to nominate Gonzalez--but Gonzalez will have exactly the same problem as Miers, if the "access to confidential White House documents" is really the reason (or even the "reasonable" excuse) for her withdrawal.

117 posted on 10/27/2005 6:37:06 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel)
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To: procomone
"It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents..."

Bullshit!

What IS clear is that senators rightly would not be staisfied until they had SOME small indication that Miers had at least some semblance of qualification for what is arguably one of the most important jobs in our federal government.

118 posted on 10/27/2005 6:37:11 AM PDT by Redbob
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To: gogeo

Well put!
Thank You!


119 posted on 10/27/2005 6:37:28 AM PDT by fhlh (Polls are for strippers and liberal spin.)
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To: MEGoody

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Wonder if he has learned anything.

Yep, he's learned that conservatives will turn on him like a pack of dogs just as fast as liberals will.
<<

So what part of the pro-abortion speech did you like best?


120 posted on 10/27/2005 6:37:37 AM PDT by SerpentDove (Now back to our regularly scheduled program...)
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