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Questions About Miers that Bush Needs to Answer by Phyllis Schlafly Posted Oct 14, 2005 If John G. Roberts' confirmation hearing is any guide, we won't learn anything from Harriet Miers' confirmation hearing. So here are some questions we would like President Bush to answer. You said, "Trust me." But why should we trust you when experience proves we could not trust the judgment of President Reagan (who gave us Justices O'Connor and Kennedy) or President George H.W. Bush (who gave us Justice Souter)? Are you more trustworthy than Reagan or your father? You said, "She's not going to change.......

THE WESTERN FRONT The ReplacementsWhy not Justice Janice Rogers Brown?BY BRENDAN MINITERTuesday, July 5, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT Forget about Social Security, tax reform and federal spending. With Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation, Washington now has its summer project, and it's going to be a long, hot slog to its completion. President Bush isn't expected to reveal his candidate until next week. Until then, step one for Washington insiders, lobbyists, special interests and elected officials is to speculate and try to influence the president's decision. To that, there's only one thing to say: Good luck. The president already has a...