...to Hugh Hewitt, Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society and
others, but the "Trust President Bush" line is getting old pretty
fast. In discussions with folks on the Hill this morning, when
asked about the "trust Bush" line for nominations such as Harriet
Miers, the reply was almost always something along the lines of :
"Trust which President Bush? The one who nominated Roberts or the
one who signed the Transportation bill?
While the Bush White House was scrambling this morning to shore
up support -- Federalist Society has endorsed, as has Jay Sekulow
-- there was a growing sense of frustration among conservatives.
"We were lied to," says one Senate aide whose boss serves on the
Judiciary Committee. "White House staff sat in my boss's office and
told him that 'He'd be more than happy with the nominee.' That is
not the case."
As well, there is now grumbling of Bush team insiders that the
White House is doing some resume burnishing once again. Perhaps in
an attempt to bring longtime Bush loyalists on board, the White
House is touting Miers's role in the Bush v. Gore case.
But lawyers involved in that case have no recollection of Miers
playing a particularly important role.
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Transportation, Law
