Making Sense of the Miers Nomination
The most common theory is that Bush was looking for a stealth candidate who wouldn’t provoke strong Democratic opposition but would get solid Republican backing – after some wink-wink assurances that she would vote the right way on abortion and other core conservative issues.
That indeed may be the answer. Bush may have just miscalculated how disappointed his conservative base would be and how offended other Americans would be at his straight-faced assertion that his White House counsel was “the best person I could find.”
But there is another theory that would fit the facts. It may be that Bush is less concerned about constitutional issues than he is about criminal and political disputes that might reach the court if the troubles surging around his administration get worse.
What if, for instance, a senior Bush aide is facing prosecution in connection with an untested law prohibiting unmasking covert CIA officers? It might be handy for Bush to have a trusted friend on the court of last resort to rule on some technical legal questions that could torpedo the whole case.
Or what if it turns out that Bush himself participated in the criminal act? Wouldn’t it be advantageous if the lawyer who helped him out of previous legal scrapes was sitting among the judges who would make a ruling on this one? (And there really is no reason to think that a Bush appointee would step aside because of some fretting over conflicts of interest.
- Ted Kahl's blog
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Miers
Miers is a good nominee.
God is spreading revival throughout the U.S. and Harriet Miers might be an answer to prayer.
Spoken like a true
Spoken like a true Republican. By all means, let's choose a Supreme Court judge based on his or her religious beliefs. Never mind the Constitution, because this administration has never read it anyway.
Sad that you believe murder,
Sad that you believe murder, starving the poor, abusing children, the Republican overthrow of traditional Christian values and hard work, a "Godly" occurrence. Continue in your evil ways and continue to watch America suffer. Nothing has gone right since Republicans took over. Just death and debt. Perverts like you killed that man from Nazareth long ago and you continue to crucify him. Hell awaits you for your murderous deeds.
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WHAT????????!!!!!!!! Boy did you wander into the wrong place! Take a look around, we are not your people! This is a democrat political site.
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I think
Harvey Wankwaller should be the preacher at your church.
I think he's a good preacher.
God is spreading revival throughout the U.S. and Harvey might be an answer to prayer.
What do you think?
My dog is smarter than your president.
Is it true that the
Is it true that the treatment of prisoners is tied to more money for the war? I heard on the news that if the President vetos the treatment of prisoners then he doesn't get his extra $50 billion for the war. This is almost too good to be true, does anyone know more information?
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security
like it's some kind of federal program."
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"The National Government
"The National Government will preserve and defend those basic principles on which our nation has been built up. It regards Christianity as the foundation of our national morality and the family as the basis of national life."
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Open your eyes Onehrt4him. Ignorance is no excuse anymore.