Thursday morning October 27th, Harriett Miers withdrew her nomination for associate justice in the Supreme Court. Frankly she had no place there anyway and I'm glad that she saw the writing on the wall. This has only served to delay the inevidable fight and cause even more embarrassment to the White House.
Hopefully the President will now follow through with his campaign pledge and get this appointment done.
Oct 27, 2005
Miers Gives Up... President Underestimated Backlash
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I don't think underestimated is the proper word. I think unanticipated might be more accurate. The President simply was not prepared for nor did he expect this firestorm of criticism of Miers' suitability to serve on the Court, and especially coming from within conservative ranks As the President found out unfortunately, the path of least resistence is not always the best path to take.
Concerned Catholic: You state your position well, although I disagree. Considering the critical nature of the issues facing America, the lack of judicial experience was a major flaw in the Miers nomination. If conservatives knew this, you can bet that the liberals did as well and would have used that against her both in the Judiciary Committee and on the Senate Floor if she got that far. Harriet Miers demonstrated much character in withdrawing her name from further consideration, rather than remaining and running the risk of being rejected outright. The Nation deserves better, and I'm surprised that you don't realize that important fact.
Amen CC,
I too, I would venture to say most people, would love to return to the days where a man or woman's word was their calling card. Being true to your word is no longer of value in this society or at best is in the minority.
Trust is lost. Sincerity is gone. Common sense is yet only a fleeting flame in a violent wind... how's that for poetic. :) and true.
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