From American Thinker comes an excellent article about Harriet Miers, President Bush's most recent appointee to the Supreme Court. I hope unhappy conservatives read this article and take it to heart. This woman has a competent legal mind, has bushels of common sense, has managed a large business and run it well. President Bush has also known Harriet Miers for decades and he has worked closely with her for five years.
Harriet Miers is a strict constuctionist of the Constitution and she is confirmable, as opposed to others who can and will be 'borked' because the weak-kneed Senate republicans won't vote for an ultra-conservative judge in the numbers required to confirm.
The real battle will be for the third vacancy and President Bush is thinking about that with this nomination.
I hope the unhappy conservatives don't make the mistake of misunderestimating Harriet Miers.
I would also hope the unhappy conservatives don't make the mistake of misunderestimating President Bush.
7 comments:
Good post.
I think Bush was in a difficult position. He didn't want a huge fight over a proven, ultra-conservative nominee that could have brought on a fillibuster. What a mess that would have been for both parties.
Some would have been angry at the right for trying to hold back women's rights, etc... and others would have been angry at the left for causing such a stink.
I think Bush did his best to make a wise choice that the left would not be able to lampoon and that the right will hopefully be happy with in the end.
I think because he knows her so well, he probably knows enough that he is confident in her conservative leanings, and more importantly confident that she will not legislate from the bench.
You're right about Bush being in a difficult position, but I think, once again, he's pulled it off.
I don't want judicial advocacy from either political extreme. If the law of the land is to grow & change, it must come from the legislative branch & not by judicial fiat...like the awful eminent domain decision which was brought on by the liberals on the court.
BTW notice how I get more comments when I talk about my
cats. Sheesh.
"misunderestimating President Bush."
Excellent!
Peace............
totally unrelated to your subject and honestly not trying to thread jack here, but pooh pooh on the go bulls... go gators!! (well go ducks, but thats pac 10-ish)
R-O-L-L TIDE!!
(Sorry... I can't let Dak desecrate your good blog like that.)
yeah, what JD said. Bush has done well on these two picks.
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