[BillyBoy]

>> Rhehnquist had never been a judge either. He had no experience. Why does it make a difference with Miers? <<

Rehnquist:
--Rceived a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in political science from Stanford.
--Class valedictorian
--Worked as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson
--Served as a legal advisor to Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign.
--Served as Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 1969 to 1971, making him the 2nd highest ranking lawyer in the country
--Headed the U.S. Justice Dept. Office of Legal Counsel
--Served as the chief lawyer to Attorney General John Mitchell

Miers:
-- Laywer in Texas who served one 2-year term on the Dallas City Council
--Ran Texas Lottery Comission, appointed by Dubya
--Headed the U.S. Justice Dept. Office of Legal Counsel, appointed by Dubya

See any differnce?

One is qualfied for the SUPREME court. The other one might be acceptable for a nice circuit court job, except she knows someone with clout.

P.S. Please spare me the "elitist" charge. Rehnquist could have graduated from Joe Smole College and his list of achivements would STILL dwaft Miers by a mile.

[ARCADIA]

*a few corrections/clarifications

Rehnquist was the valedictorian at Sanford Law school. Aside from his Masters in Political Science from Stanford, he had a Masters in Government from Harvard (he had two masters degrees and a law degree). Also, his private practice specialized on civil litigation. There is no real comparison between he and Miers; Rehnquist was an expert and she is an incompetent political hack.

[DJ MacWoW]

Oh please. Even Scalia recognised that Rehnquist had no experience at being a judge. This is what OYEZ, the Supreme Court Multimedia site says. Notice they don't try to "pad" his resume.

William H. Rehnquist

Background

Education/Work/Legal

Bar Admission Arizona, 1953

Experience None

Father's Office None

Federal Judicial Position(s) Law Clerk, Justice Robert Jackson, 1952-53

Federal Political Position(s) Assistant attorney general, 1969-71

Graduate Education Stanford, M.A. 1948

Law Practice Arizona, 1953-69

Law School Stanford, Graduated 1952

Military Service Army Air Force Sergeant, 1943-46

Undergraduate Education Stanford, B.A. 1948

William H. Rehnquist Background

This is Miers bio from the Washington Post.

Miers info from wikipedia.