Put Miers into the pool with Brown, Luttig, McConnell, Alito, Bathelder and Jones and you find in relation to these WELL QUALIFIED candidates she is not even on their level.
Put Miers into the pool with Brown, Luttig, McConnell, Alito, Bathelder and Jones and you find in relation to these WELL QUALIFIED candidates she is not even on their level.
When nominated to be an Associate Justice, William Rhenquist was also accused of not being "distinguished enough".
To which Richard Nixon replied, "Put a f-cking robe on him. Then he'll be distinguished".