Posted on 05/08/2006 4:42:02 PM PDT by Cautor
White House Counsel Harriet Miers, the Supreme Court nominee who withdrew after a conservative revolt last fall, has allegedly vetoed several recommendations offered by conservatives to fill vacancies on federal courts.
The White House would not directly respond to the charge, which was made this morning during a conference call with more than 40 conservative leaders. Two people on the call—whose identities I promised to keep confidential—said they had inside knowledge of the recommended nominees whom Miers nixed.
(Excerpt) Read more at humaneventsonline.com ...
Vetting nominees is her job.
Anybody who believes the above could be sold the Brooklyn Bridge in a heart beat.
She did such a good job on herself, it's no wonder Bush has kept her on the payroll. He's loyal to old family friends and cronies like Harriet.
As it is we still haven't seen any cases to get a good read of how the new justices will behave.
Lousy pick, eh?
You can believe anything you wish. It's not my story. I'm just passing along some news items.
We have her and Andy Card to thank for all their tireless work on behalf of conservatives......zzzzzzzzzz
Fortunately, she was withdrawn (er...stepped aside) making it possible to have Roberts instead of her.
More from the story:
One conservative leader on the call said the only way for the White House to offer a real “new beginning” on judicial nominees was to bring in a new counsel in place of Miers. She was rumored to be on the way out after new Chief of Staff Josh Bolten took charge last month, but nothing has materialized since then.
Wrong...it was Alito who was put up after Miers.
Harriet Miers suggested Roberts before that as SC Chief. Pretty bad choice, eh?
I'm sure she deserves all the credit, especially since she finally stepped aside so we could have Roberts instead.
Was one of the "leaders" Coulter? Did she refer to Miers as a "cleaning lady" again?
Some of these conservatives ought to keep their mouths shut, especially on judicial nominees.
They can't accept that they ran Miers off; they've got to continue to attack her.
Jerks.
How dare she!!!!
We really needed another Souter.
Hey Sink, don't you have a bull riding contest to call over in Beaumont? It's always so nice to hear from you. I value your pithy comments as always.
You're wrong again. Roberts came before Miers was put forth by Bush.
Nope, it was Alito who replaced Meiers.
My error. Thank you for the correction.
I'm lookin' for disinformation here. Don't think Harriet is a problem.
Thank God she was run off. What a pitiful nominee for the U.S. Supreme court she was.
As Limbaugh said today, the President isn't a conservative he is a politician. He proves it every day with stunts like the Harriet Miers nomination.
I was very strongly opposed to the Miers nomination. But it's impossible to tell whether this story has any basis or not.
The Alito nomination was more or less forced on the administration by the firestorm that the Miers nomination provoked.
Is Miers now resentful of what happened? Who knows?
Still moving the goalposts, aren't they?
Do as I say or I'll leak something nasty to the press.
These are the kinds of "real true conservatives" who are part of the problem.
SHE WITHDREW HER FRIGGIN' NOMINATION!!
This pounding on Bush and Miers is just gratuitous piling on at this point.
It makes those who do it look mean and ridiculous.
This isn't news; it's idle gossip put forth by people who wish harm to this president.
It's pretty telling that you think it's so accurate.
"It's pretty telling that you think it's so accurate."
Hey, it's news whether you like it or not, and I know you don't like it. Tough.
Do as I say or I'll leak something nasty to the press.
These are the kinds of "real true conservatives" who are part of the problem.
And they are all, to a person, too gutless to put their names out as a source. Trash Miers and Bush from the sidelines. Not one word of gratitude for Roberts and Alito.
Is it any wonder that independent voters thinks conservatives (exemplified by such outfits as Human Events) are angry, vindictive people?
Oh, I forgot to thank you for bumping the thread. Man the number of people reading this story is surprising. And with that 6 degrees stuff....
It's not news; it's OPINION.
Whatever anybody does is NEVER enough; never.
It's a news story. You're welcome to your opinion though.
Hmm. After getting thoroughly trashed by them, they expect her to cheerfully approve their recommendations...
Maybe I'm missing something.
"After getting thoroughly trashed by them, they expect her to cheerfully approve their recommendations... "
Not at all. I'd expect Miers to hold a grudge and squash conservative candidates for the judiciary. Hey, she doesn't disappoint.
As long as the gutless wonders doing the rumor-mongering won't give their names, it's THEIR interpretation, i.e., opinion, of what's going on.
It's the way we usually think about pieces concerning liberals and the Democrats.
I remember when people on FR actually use to HATE that, but now that they've got a few "whisperers" saying what they want, it's fine and dandy.
Talk about selling out your principles.
why is she still even around?
thank goodness we got Alito up there.
In DC, people don't get mad, they get even.
And some of the crap that flew about Miers is the sort of thing that I would not say about anyone unless I was willing to fight a duel over those remarks.
Bottom line: if this is true, conservatives have taken yet another opportunity to not learn a lesson about not angering people they need to be on good terms with...
I heard from confidential sources the two complaintants are RAT sympathizers. Of course, I cannot reveal my sources.
And that is meant to be as insulting to Bluey as anybody wants to take it.
"As long as the gutless wonders doing the rumor-mongering won't give their names, it's THEIR interpretation, i.e., opinion, of what's going on."
Oh my. Now we're on to the name calling and foot stamping that have come to characterize your postings. This is a legitimate news story. It discusses an event that happened. I know you don't like this but as I said earlier, tough. I'm sure Harriet will get out of the kitchen when she's finished with the baking.
She's certainly done a lousy job of squashing candidates. You're projecting.
"We are to believe an anonymous source and dispose of Harriet Meirs?"
I doubt you will have anything to do with it. But thanks for stopping by.
Unlike you, I'm not two-faced; I don't like it from EITHER SIDE. I'm not willing to accept smears from my party just because they are MY PARTY.
Like I said, it's telling you will.
It is a news story in the same way the bilge from Capitol Hill Blue is a news story.
You know, quoting anonymous sources that Bush said the Constitution is "nothing but a gd piece of paper!"
Stuff like that.
Nobody else wants the job, right? END SARCASM!
"You're projecting."
Wow, an expert on psychobabble. You meet all kinds on this board.
Boy, Sink. When you hop on that old nag and grab its mane and sink your spurs into its side, it really just takes off...like your hyperbole. As Clarity used to say: you need rest.
I liked her in that Barneycam classic, 'Where in the White House is Miss Beazley?'
"Like I said, it's telling you will."
Huh? Like I said, it's telling you will. Hmmmm.
You don't like it from either side, so does that mean you like it from no side?
I seldom say what I want to say.
I don't want to be banned.
um, scuuse me, but, this is from the Right Angle, um, that's a blog, someone's opinion of what they read/were told, so, um, I think you're right. just saying.
Well slow down, I like him so far, but we cant say one way or another right now can we?
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