Joseph Farah: "Miers to Withdraw"

WND.com ^ | 10-13-05 | Farah, Joseph

[Tribune7]

Is his source DEBKA?

[F16Fighter]

"If Miers does withdraw, is Gonzales the certain replacement nominee? Then we might be longing for her nomination!"

No one Dubya nominates for SCOTUS would surprise me -- not even Gonzales.

He IS going to go back to the drawing board for a "safer" nominee.

[fizziwig]

"Damn it, I was hoping she would withdraw, but now that Joseph Farah says she will there's obviously no chance of it actually happening."

Yup, and you can take that to the bank!

[deport]

Can we say "executive privilege"? Bush will not release any documents, and Miers will not talk about any of this. They can subpoena documents all day. They will be met with dead silence.

If that's how Democrats want to use their time, instead of actually questioning Miers, I predict every GOP Senator will vote for her, as will some disgusted Democrats.

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Well who knows how they'll use their time especially if'n they think Ms. Miers will be confirmed and they will lose it anyway. They may just follow ol' Ben and this Commission fellar that got dumped and give them some air time as witnesses they want to examine. Granted neither Miers or the President will discuss this with them.

But if the do use this approach I'd think many that are wavering on her confirmation will decide to vote in her favor. They wingers have gotten themselves between a rock and a hard place with this personal attacks, imo.

[MikeA]

Okay, I stand corrected. But I know there was something about Barnes that also made his story shady. I'll have to look it up in my files.

[sinkspur]

I'd like nothing better than to see John Cornyn question Ben Barnes on national television about his involvement with the fake memos.

Two can play the "scandal" game.

[libill]

Gee, why can't I find this article on WND.com?

[Boundless]

>> ... preferential treatment the president received as
>> a young man to enter the Texas Air National Guard.

This author obviously didn't read the research done on
this during the campaign. Sinks whatever credibility
the article might have had.

> I can say without hesitation that, at that time, there
> were open slots for pilots such as the one Bush secured.

But not for penguin slots, I hear (non-flying). Signing
up for TANG pilot was not a hide-out, like, say, signing
up for USNR*

Up to about that time, flying that particular jet in
peacetime was more dangerous than being combat infantry
in Vietnam.

* USNR - Did Kerry pull strings to get in?
Was his transfer to Swift boats a mistake on his part?
I suspect he didn't know about Market Time when he
jumped from blue water to what he thought was safe
off-shore PT-109 duty.

[Cicero]

I oppose the Miers nomination, but this is a load of nonsense.

[Theodore R.]

Remember in TX, the lt. governor has power because he presides over the 31-member state senate. It's a parttime post that pays only $7,200 per year.

[Joe Marine 76]

George,

I agree with you. I thought from the very beginning that the Miers nomination IS a Rope-A-Dope. Why does not anyone else see this? She is absolutely a "light-weight" while there are far more qualified women AND men lawyers AND judges that could be nominated for the O'Connor vacancy. I believe the Miers nomination will end in a week or two with a more qualified nominee.

[counterpunch]

FYI, Bush "hid" behind "executive privilege" with John Roberts, with John Bolton, and Alberto Gonzales. Nobody cared.

Yeah, and Roberts was blocked in committee the first time around, and then half of the Democrats weren't adequately impressed by "Executive Privilege" enough to vote for him when he was up for SCOTUS.

John Bolton was filibustered and Bush had to use a recess appointment, and as for Gonzales, the Democrats were just happy to be replacing Ashcroft. They weren't going to raise that much of a fight.

What you seem to be missing here is how much Democrats are going to want those documents. They will hold up the Miers nomination as leverage to get them. Republicans aren't going to think Miers is worth pulling the trigger on the "nuclear option", so either Bush will have to relent on the documents, withdraw the nomination, or Republicans may strike a deal with Democrats where Miers is allowed a vote where she is defeated.

[Theodore R.]

In the spring of 1968, Barnes was the outgoing speaker of the TX House and the projected Democrat nominee for lieutenant governor, running with Preston Smith of Lubbock.

Ben F. Barnes

Ben Barnes (1938-), who was chosen speaker of the house in 1965 at the age of 26, was the youngest occupant of that office since Ira Evans had presided over the House of Representatives during the 12th Legislature of 1870 to 1871.

Born on April 17, 1938, in Gorman, Texas, Barnes attended The University of Texas School of Business and the university's School of Law. He became interested in politics while working for the state health department as a student and ran successfully for a seat in the House of Representatives following his graduation. As a resident of De Leon in Comanche County, Barnes served in the 57th through 60th legislatures.

While a representative, Barnes served as chairman of the house rules committee and vice-chairman of the banks and banking committee, in addition to serving as liaison between Governor John Connally and Speaker Byron M. Tunnell. Barnes backed Tunnell's campaign for a second term as speaker in 1965, planning to seek that office himself in 1967. Just before the opening of the 59th Legislature, however, Tunnell accepted a position on the Railroad Commission of Texas, and Barnes became speaker ahead of his intended schedule.

In 1967, Barnes won a second term as speaker in the 60th Legislature. The following year, he was elected lieutenant governor. Winning a second term in that office as well, Barnes presided over the senate in the 61st and 62nd legislatures.

[Spiff]

I'm going to make a prediction. I think that the Dems on the committee during the hearings are going to focus their questions on Miers' relationship to her boss, President Bush. They're going to ask some uncomfortable questions about what they talked about, if assurances were made, if she promised him any control over her decisions even after he was out of office, etc. etc. They're going to make this as embarassing as they can for Bush.

[hdstmf]

Ben Barnes never has been popular in Texas. Give us credit for recognizing this flim-flam jerk for the AH he is.

[Theodore R.]

Barnes was so popular in the 1960s that people in TX would engage you in a fistfight if you said he was overrated. His fall from grace in 1972 was a result of the Sharpstown bank scandal, which also unrailed the career of Governor Smith and sitting Speaker Mutscher.

[deport]

Hey Teddy..... you have a working link to this piece? If so please post it or let us know from where it came.....

[Theodore R.]

I posted it about 5 p.m. It was dated for Thursday on WND.com. Now it is missing. Could the article have been a hoax, or was it pulled for release on Thursday morning? I don't know.

[Oystir]

Why is stuff from WingNutDaily, NewschMuck, Debka, or Miss Morford even allowed to be posted? At the very least a warning should be mandatory for any posting by these tools.

[alnick]

Heck, one guy on another FR thread called for his impeachment.

He's parroting Coulter's foolishness.

A percentage of these people have to be democrat plants. Certainly not all, but more than some would think, I'm sure.

They sound more like Farrah than they realize.