GOODBYE HARRIET — by Steve Nadis
“Another one bites the dust,” a wise Queen once sang. Harriet Miers, as everyone knows, has stepped down. Apparently, the fact that she went to church religiously–and if not “religiously,” at least faithfully, and if not “faithfully,” at least regularly, and if not “regularly,” at least occasionally–was not enough to convince some folks that she was qualified to hold a seat on the highest court in the land. She clearly appeared to be in over her head, which has been the case with many Bush appointees. The man ostensibly running our government holds government in ill regard and picks people accordingly. It’s almost like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I don’t know how to react to yesterday’s news. I don’t for a minute think she deserved to be a Supreme Court justice. I’m still of the opinion (call me old-fashioned) that a bit of knowledge about constitutional law might be helpful for someone in that position. I’m also happy to see Bush dealt another embarrassing setback. On the other hand, I know he can, and just might, pick someone who would be unquestionably worse and perhaps an outright “disaster.” So it looks like we’ll be rolling the dice, once again. Les jeux sont fait. Or as the French put it: Either way, we’re screwed.
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06:02:38
I hear his ranch foreman has a paralegal degree. How does Justice Lefty Bowman sound?
What is curious to me about Miers’ nomination is that I find it to believe that his handlers would pick her. Wouldn’t it be obvious to Cheney & Rove that he needed to pick someone who had some kind of visible qualification beyond being a lawyer? Could it be the case that Bush actually made the decision himself?
Thanks for the comments, folks. Your suggestion, Doc, is a good one. I think Judge Lefty has a good ring to it, and I’m sure the "Lefty" part would go over big with W’s "base." You’ve made a radical suggestion too, TB, and an interesting one. It’s hard to believe that Bush would be allowed to make a decision this important on his own. On the other hand, who else would have picked her? ("She done right by me," Bush might have said. "She’ll do right by you too.")
Might this be another woman whose problems relate to "men"?
That is an interesting notion. You just might be on to something.
It’s embarrassing that he picked a woman so vastly underqualified. I frankly WANTED him to pick a woman but good Lord - there were other women so much more qualified. I think he picked her himself. I think she quit by herself.
Some of the other women who supposedly had been on the "short list" were scary.
i agree with you!