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  • THE LAST LAUGH (Why Miers will be a very good justice)

    10/10/2005 10:35:47 PM PDT · by Lancey Howard · 122 replies · 1,753+ views
    Vanity | 11 October 05 | Lancey Howard
    Harriet Miers will be confirmed. As the reality of the Miers nomination and the near-inevitability of her confirmation sinks in, we are left only to look for positive signs that she will pleasantly surprise us. What else is there to do? I am done complaining. (God knows, I have done my share of complaining.) That said, I have a working theory that Miers may turn out to be a reliable conservative vote on the Supreme Court.My reasoning goes like this:The Three Most Critical Considerations 1. President Bush has consistently nominated top-notch conservatives to various benches. His track record is very...