LeesburgSkinFan Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Just saw it on TV...not sure if it's on the web yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 thats funny, actually, this is going to get interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portisizzle Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 hmmmmmmmmmmm...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandaceM23 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Does anyone else think that this woman looks incredibly creepy? She gave me the heeby jeebies each time I saw her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I think she got enough "letters" from Republicans that said they were going to challenge her knowledge. Guess she wasn't up to the process. Well......now I can promise she isn't going to overturn Roe V Wade. I wonder who the President will Nominate next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 You can all bow before my wisdom and greatness now. -Nostrakilmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 You guys know I'm generally a Bush supporter and certainly a Republican. Especially after the strong Roberts nomination, I could not make any sense of this nomination of Miers. She was singularly unqualified and seemed qualified only insofar as she was a Bush sycophant. Oh, and she was a woman, which Bush seemed to emphasize because she was replacing O'Connor. They need to up the quality of the next nominee, big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Gotta be Ted Olsen or Alberto Gonzales. I'll hold out hope for Luttig, but I dont think Bush has the stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9837151/ Miers withdraws Supreme Court nomination Conservative Republicans were among those with concerns Updated: 9:06 a.m. ET Oct. 27, 2005 WASHINGTON - Confronted with criticism from both the left and right, Harriet Miers on Thursday withdrew her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a statement, President Bush said he “reluctantly accepted” her decision to withdraw, after weeks of insisting that he did not want her to step down. Bush blamed her withdrawal on calls in the Senate for the release of internal White House documents that the administration has insisted were protected by executive privilege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Oh joy we get to pretend the right wing wants a strict constuctionist again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Gotta be Ted Olsen or Alberto Gonzales.I'll hold out hope for Luttig, but I dont think Bush has the stones. It's going to be a woman again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I think this counts as one of the things that makes this one of the Toughest terms for a President (Like Henry said) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Pick someone that was a judge. other than that.... i don't care... it would be nice if it was a strict constitutionalist. Whats her name Judge Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Judge Judy is who you're thinking of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 sucks "the man" was able to get to her. unless she's got some major skeletons, she shoulda went down in flames rather than quit (its the american way!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Miers Withdraws Supreme Court Nomination By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent 6 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to be a Supreme Court justice Thursday in the face of stiff opposition and mounting criticism about her qualifications. President Bush said he reluctantly accepted her decision to withdraw, after weeks of insisting that he did not want her to step down. He blamed her withdrawal on calls in the Senate for the release of internal White House documents that the administration has insisted were protected by executive privilege. "It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House — disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," Bush said. "Harriet Miers' decision demonstrates her deep respect for this essential aspect of the constitutional separation of powers — and confirms my deep respect and admiration for her." Miers' surprise withdrawal stunned Washington on a day when the capital was awaiting news on another front — the possible indictment of senior White House aides in the CIA leak case. Miers notified Bush of her decision at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to a senior White House official who said the president will move quickly to find a new nominee. In her letter dated Thursday, Miers said she was concerned that the confirmation process "would create a burden for the White House and our staff that is not in the best interest of the country." She noted that members of the Senate had indicated their intention to seek documents about her service in the White House in order to judge whether to support her nomination to the Supreme Court. "I have been informed repeatedly that in lieu of records, I would be expected to testify about my service in the White House to demonstrate my experience and judicial philosophy," she wrote. "While I believe that my lengthy career provides sufficient evidence for consideration of my nomination, I am convinced the efforts to obtain Executive Branch materials and information will continue." Miers' nomination has been under withering criticism ever since Bush announced her selection on Oct. 3. There were widespread complaints about her lack of legal credentials, doubts about her ability and assertions of cronyism because of her longtime association with Bush. The nomination drew fire across the political spectrum and caused a rebellion among the conservative core of Bush's supporters who doubted her qualifications and wanted a nominee who they felt would be a reliable vote against abortion, affirmative actions and other hot-button issues. On Capitol Hill, there was meager support among Republicans for Miers and her nomination appeared in serious trouble. In a letter on Wednesday, Sen. Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, sought public assurances that Miers would show no favoritism toward Bush if confirmed to the Supreme Court. Most recently she has been Bush's White House counsel. Bush said that with her withdrawal, she would remain as counsel. He did not indicate when he would name a successor. "My responsibility to fill this vacancy remains," Bush said in a statement. "I will do so in a timely manner." Before Bush chose Miers on Oct. 3, speculation focused on Miers and two other Bush loyalists: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Bush's longtime friend who would be the first Hispanic on the court; and corporate lawyer Larry Thompson, who was the government's highest ranking black law enforcement official as deputy attorney general during Bush's first term. Other candidates mentioned frequently included conservative federal appeals court judges J. Michael Luttig, Priscilla Owen, Karen Williams, Alice Batchelder and Samuel Alito; Michigan Supreme Court justice Maura Corrigan; and Maureen Mahoney, a well-respected litigator before the high court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 You guys know I'm generally a Bush supporter and certainly a Republican. Especially after the strong Roberts nomination, I could not make any sense of this nomination of Miers. She was singularly unqualified and seemed qualified only insofar as she was a Bush sycophant. Oh, and she was a woman, which Bush seemed to emphasize because she was replacing O'Connor. They need to up the quality of the next nominee, big time. Those are pretty much my exact sentiments. Particularly following what any fair-minded person would characterize as a stellar choice in John Roberts, I never got the Miers nomination. Sounded to me all along like Bush took some bad bad advice. Hope they get it right this time around. The Bush Team needs to get it together. They have appeared to be in disarray for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 You know..... I find it hard to accept that she should get the special exceptions the President wanted, just because she worked for him at the White House. Knowing the process, and doing so well with Mr. Roberts a few months ago. This was like the Chargers getting their FG blocked and ran back for a TD last weekend. The whole play had "Shambles" written all over it, after it was thought to be the safe pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Miers' nomination was even more shocking to me because Bush's team has been nothing if not tactically saavy about the way they've pursued their political agenda over the last 5 1/2 years (whether you agree or disagree with the agenda). The only possible sense I could make out of this would be that they've nominated and withdrawn someone who was so bad that the next person they nominate would look good by comparison. Someone like Janice Rogers Brown, whose political/judicial philosophy is markedly conservative but who is otherwise qualified to sit as a jurist. It couldn't be that, could it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Funny hting is this was the predicted way out from a post editorial earlier this week. HWoever wrote it said she should withdrawl and use the request for whitehouse documents as a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I think Krauthamer made that suggestion as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Yeehaw, now please get a REAL intellectual in there, there are so many good conservative choices Mr. Bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Star Skin Fan Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I think this was the Rove administration's plan all along. Now they can get a male nominee that serves their purpose. They can say they wanted a woman, but it didn't work out. The timing is interesting also. This news will deflect some of the attention away from the coming indictments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Another in a long string of embarrassments for this administration. BTW, another one is coming tommorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 If I hear one more lying, hypocritical Democrat on tv whining about the radical right wing, I think I will vomit. Most of thsoe lying sleaze would never have voted for Miers anyway, and now they are all acting as if they were her biggest backers. Miers went down because she wouldn't get the votes... I hope the Conservatives who complained abotu Miers don't expect some right wing choice like Brown or Owens because they are not coming. So people need to get over their petty whining and vote on her on her qaulifications alone. That is the only acceptable reason not to vote for the choice from now on. People are going to be upset no matter who is chosen, so people need to just get over it and stop wishing for something that they will not get here. Conservatives need to get it that if they won't vote for Bush's nominee then they will be stuck without one for the next few years and I don't think any of us want that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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