Harriet Miers the pick AP

[johnmecainrino]

Harriet Miers

[irish_links]

This is SOOOO DEPRESSING!!!!!!

When historians review our era they will conclude that today was the day on which Reaganism died. It's over everybody, as over as the Anticommunist movement was over when McCarthy's Army hearings collapsed in infamy. We will now have to endure Hillary as the clone of JFK, an Edwards instead of LBJ. Who will be our Nixon in 2020? Indeed, Marx was right: history repeats itself, first as tragedy and then as farce. What depressing thoughts.

[TTRR]

in 1987 & 1988. And Reagan used to vote Democrat too. What does this have to do with the price of tea in China. She's been straight Rep ever since.

I agree. So was Laura Bush at one time. Some on here are lou lous.

[Dane]

Some weak-kneed Freepers are getting their morning excercise with all their jumping to conclusions.

More like bouncing off rubber room walls, IMO.

[kidd]

This is just unacceptable! How can you pass up Luttig, Brown, Jones or even Owen for Hariet F%*#'n Miers

Incredible isn't it?

We give the GOP control of the Executive and Legislative branches of government, yet the Democrats are still in charge.

To all you Miers-lets-wait-and-see apologists: Why should we settle for unknowns when there is greatness to choose from?

[AFPhys]

She states that she is a strict Constitutionalist. President Bush has steadfastly maintained that is what he is looking for in his nominees.

That seems to be more than those who don't believe she is seem to be hanging their hat on.

[NittanyLion]

There is nothing automatically suspect about a lawyer clerking for a Democrat judge. We are talking the law, not politics, when we talk about such matters.

There's certainly nothing positive, though. One of Roberts' strengths was that he clerked for Rehnquist; clearly the same principle applies.

Further, some post that she donated to Gore. But that was in 1988 when he was avowedly pro-life. As for donating to Lloyd Bentsen, that is a Texan donating to an old-style Texas Democrat, and I have no knowledge of where Bentsen stood then on life issues, so can't speak to that.

Gore and Bentsen were Democrats. 'Nuff said.

BTW, how old was Reagan when he became a Republican? You know who convinced him to do it? I read where it was his daughter Maureen. Of course, he was prime and ripe to do it, it was just a hard thing for him to finally do.

Reagan supported Eisenhower in 1952, so he had a nearly 40 year track record of GOP support prior to running for the Presidency. He would've been 41 at the time.

But like I said, there is Ralph Hall who in Congress switched to the GOP after he was 80 yrs. old. He had the most conservative voting record in the House.

Is he the exception or the rule?

[Howlin]

I think she'll go along with Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg, Souter and the rest.

Got some proof, or you just babbling on your one issue agenda?

[txrangerette]

The first President Bush was lied to about Souter, by people he should not have trusted. That does not speak well of his trust on that nomination. But it is incontrovertible that he was misled. He really knew nothing for himself about Souter at all. But then, that's an easy thing to know and you just love to Bush bash. That much is so clear from your rhetoric.

[RockinRight]

WTF is this?

Roberts I think will turn out OK, but who's this yahoo?

[JRochelle]

This is another case of friends of Bush getting plum jobs.
I am sick of it.

[beckysueb]

It is. I'm gone.

I think I'll stay. My chldren and grandchildren are worth it.

[ConservativeDude]

"Bush knows her personally, all of us here don't. Why on earth do we think we know more than he?"

It comes down to trust. GWB has a pretty poor track record on things that conservatives care about. Many, however, understanding the importance of judicial nominees, soldiered on, knowing that this was a huge opportunity to do something really important for the country and something for the many conservatives who supported GWB ONLY b/c of judicial nominees. He promised Scalia/Thomas....yet he give us something which we can hardly verify as being in the Scalia/Thomas tradition. The Bush supporters are simply left with this argument: Trust Bush.

That's just not going to get a lot of traction here.

A lot of conservatives simply don't trust him, and they have good reason not to.

[Biblebelter]

I am sure that some Republican Senators will be tempted to break away, but the costs to the party and Bush would be severe. Although this nomination may bring out the under the surface split which is already taking place in the party.

[NittanyLion]

"Someone" named Harriet Miers contributed to Algore 17 years ago. So far it hasn't been proved it was this HM.

Unless there was another Harriet Miers working for the same law firm, at the same time, it's the same one.

[RightthinkinAmerican]

So you're psychic? How long have you known her?

[pangaea6]

There is one fact, Miers clerked for a pro-abort fed judge that helped get Roe decided.

[Blogger]

Except Laura is pro-choice.

Now, I was more concerned that she be a strict constructionist. You can personally believe in something, without believing the constitution supports it. She will follow the constitution (hopefully).

[Patriotic Bostonian]

That's it your disappointed and now you'll cut and run.

[Blogger]

In the 70s?

[HonorInPa]

What a bunch of uninformed whiners. Already this AM Bill Kristol expressed doubts about her - boosting her in my opinion.

When you all get some facts come back and we'll discuss but until then I'm going with my President!