October 03, 2005
The Consensus on Miers
I'm not yet willing to make a commitment about Harriet Miers one way or the other as a Supreme Court nominee. I'd like to trust President Bush (he appears to have selected a sterling Chief Justice in John Roberts), but after misfires on Brown, Myers, and Mineta, I'm not 100% certain that I can.
I'm not going to stand against her just yet, but with her meager qualifications she is not getting an unqualified benefit of the doubt.
Maybe Miers is the sacrificial nominee.
Posted by: MikeM at October 3, 2005 10:05 PMIt's "consensus" not "concensus."
Posted by: Fiona at October 3, 2005 11:47 PMFixed. The perils of blogging with a migraine...
Posted by: Confederate Yankee at October 3, 2005 11:52 PMYeah, my gut feeling is that she's going up only to be shot down. After Bush does this once or twice, he'll nominate the real person he wants, and the Dems will look very bad if they continue blocking every justice he puts forward.
Myers is a decoy. Then again, if the Dems call his bluff (highly unlikely) he'll have someone on the SC who will toe the party line with almost anything that comes across the docket.
Bush has nothing to lose with this strategy, except maybe for some credibility, but with the Dems and many Americans (if polls can be believed) he doesn't have much to lose there either.
Marshall Neal
I agree with you. I am being very cautious regarding Miers.I am going to wait before I stand against her or support. There is just too much we don't know yet.
Posted by: J.Wright at October 4, 2005 01:57 PM
