I love it how we're all instant experts on the president's
nominee. But first things first: how did Harriet Miers come across
in her statement? One immediate thing to like: her Dallas, Texas
accent. It'll be enough to drive the liberals crazy, a constant
reminder she's not one of them. Plus she struck all the right
notes:
"...I have always had a great respect and admiration for the
genius that inspired our Constitution and our system of
government."
"It is the responsibility of every generation to be true to the
founders' vision of the proper role of the courts in our
society."
Working with members of Congress as White House counsel "has
given me an eager -- even greater appreciation for the role of the
legislative branch in our constitutional system."
This doesn't sound like a woman who will legislate from the
bench.
One other thing: Bush will be fried for his cronyism. But it's
his prerogative to nominate whomever he decides on. He's the
president. Cheney headed Bush's vice-presidential search and ended
up the veep himself. Miers played a similar roll in vetting Bush
candidates to the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court,
and now ends up a top choice herself. What was good in the case of
Cheney can't be in Miers's case?
topics:
Constitution, Supreme Court
