Monday, October 03, 2005

bush's latest appointee to the supreme court

her name is Harrie Miers and she's White House counsel, not a current or former judge. she appeals to the conservatives but is not as much of a threat to the sanctity of the Court as some Democrats feared. her views on various hot button issues aren't necessarily obvious b/c she's never written an opinion for a court, but she's believed be from the same conservative vein as John Roberts.

will she be the force to sway the Court in the direction John Roberts is feared/presumed to lead? will she make it past confirmation?

only time will tell. i'd like to see how bush's approval ratings change (if they do) in his latest attempt to win over the american people.

the safe[st?] female/minority appointee

4 Comments:

Blogger Shawn said...

Yea nobody knows what to think of this lady with no real record.

I was listening to NPR this morning and there was commentary about how a long time ago people like Mier were the norm when choosing a supreme court justice because they have a background in bar associations and public work - i think these nominations were preferred because they brought a diverse background to the Court

But news is that mier is an ex-democrat (turned republican after Gore) and has donated money in the past to the democratic national committee....interesting to see what will happen next

October 03, 2005 10:59 AM  
Blogger happy roy said...

oh i didn't know that (about her being a former democrat)! this will prove to be mighty interesting

October 03, 2005 1:30 PM  
Blogger Shawn said...

article re: money to democrats
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/03/D8D0KLSG6.html

also - i read somewhere that Mier was the one in charge of finding a new justice for the supreme court - and she picked herself? could it be?

October 03, 2005 2:10 PM  
Blogger elad said...

reinforces Bill Maher's theory that George Bush knows only three people.

October 05, 2005 10:21 AM  

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