October 14, 2005
At This Point Bush Better Not Withdraw Miers Nomination
While I have not been too particularly impressed with the Harriet Miers nomination for the Supreme Court I think Bush better stick with her at this point. Backing out now would just be confirming charges of weakness with proof positive of weakness.
I don't think the current criticisms are about withdrawal so much as just a general level of disappointment at a mediocre crony selection. When the other justices start sending her out to get coffee and donuts while they do the heavy lifting don't come crying to me. Hopefully he (and any future Republican president) will take this as an example of what not to do next time and make better future choices. By that I mean NO ALBERTO GONZALES. We could even call it "being Miered" as opposed to "being Borked".
I intend to ignore further attempts to justify this nomination as I find them insulting, embarrassing and irrelevant. It's a shame the administration feels the need to flush their credibility down the drain by even making them.
Besides, I have a lunch bet with our lawyer at the office that Miers sticks it out and makes it on the court. Forget her qualifications, I don't want to loose that bet so she better get confirmed. The stakes are just too high now to back down.
Posted by Sid at October 14, 2005 12:06 AM | Supreme Court
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I'm left with the hope that after she is confirmed the left will get an email that ends HAND YBH.
My fear is that we will get that letter.
Posted by: Xraxnd at October 14, 2005 02:33 PM
