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hughhewitt.com:
Do You Trust Him?  —  Harriet Miers isn't a Justice Souter pick, so don't be silly.  It is a solid, B+ pick.  The first President Bush didn't know David Souter, but trusted Chief of Staff Sunnunu and Senator Rudman.  The first President Bush got burned badly because he trusted the enthusiams of others.
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Daily Kos:
Sit back and enjoy  —  Several Democrats, including Reid, have already come out praising Miers, which ultimately will only fuel the right-wing meltdown on the decision.  —  I reserve the right to change my mind, but Miers' biggest sin, at this early juncture, is her allegiance to Bush.
Discussion: In the Agora and The Right Coast
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Disappointed, Depressed and Demoralized  —  I'M DISAPPOINTED, depressed and demoralized.  —  I'm disappointed because I expected President Bush to nominate someone with a visible and distinguished constitutionalist track record—someone like Maura Corrigan, Alice Batchelder, Edith Jones …
rushlimbaugh.com:
Rush Interviews Vice President Richard B. Cheney on the Nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court  —  RUSH LIMBAUGH: We'd like to welcome to the program Vice President Cheney, who is in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, will be speaking to the troops there soon.  Our time is limited.
Discussion: firedoglake and Trey Jackson
etc.:
SOME QUICK THOUGHTS ON HARRIET MIERS: This pick reinforces several traits Bush doesn't want reinforced right now.  It's a pro-business pick.  In Texas Miers specialized in "commercial litigation, including antitrust and trade regulations and intellectual property disputes" according to this bio.
Michelle Malkin:
UTTERLY UNDERWHELMED  —  ***scroll down for rolling updates***  —  What Julie Myers is to the Department of Homeland Security, Harriet Miers is to the Supreme Court.  (Video of the announcement here via NYT).)  It's not just that Miers has zero judicial experience.
Washington Post:
Bush Names Harriet Miers to Supreme Court  —  White House Counsel Would Replace O'Connor  —  President Bush has chosen White House Counsel Harriet Miers as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.  —  Miers, who was Bush's personal attorney in Texas, was the first woman elected president …
Krempasky / RedState.org:   A promise unkept? Who the hell knows.
The Anchoress:   Miers: Anchoress Knows-all-Sees-all
Eric / Is That Legal?:
Harriet Miers the Law Student: Budding "Judicial Activist?"
Discussion: MyDD
The Directors / RedState.org:
Harriet Miers — A Profound Disappointment
Discussion: etc. and The American Mind
Andrew / www.AndrewSullivan.com:
BECAUSE HE COULD:  —  Just when the conservative coalition …
Erick / RedState.org:
Surprising to Many The Stealth Nominee
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner on National Review Online:
GLASS HALF FULL
Douglas Berman / Sentencing Law and Policy:
Exploring Miers' work in support of prisoner re-entry
Discussion: Law Dork
NewsMax.com:   Reid Urged Miers Selection
Associated Press:
DeLay Faces New Charges in Texas  —  Second Grand Jury Indictment for Money Laundering Follows Conspiracy Charges  —  AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas grand jury indicted Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money laundering Monday, less than a week after another grand jury leveled a conspiracy charge …
Discussion: Needlenose
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Associated Press:
Texas grand jury indicts DeLay on new charge  —  House Majority Leader charged with money laundering  —  AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas grand jury on Monday indicted U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money laundering.  —  A different grand jury whose six-month term ended last week indicted …
Laylan Copelin / statesman.com:
DeLay indicted on money-laundering charge  —  Travis prosecutors pursued new charge to fix problem with last week's conspiracy count.  —  Travis County prosecutors rushed Monday to fix problems with an indictment against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay by charging the Sugar Land Republican with the first-degree felony of money laundering.
Discussion: Hotline On Call
Laylan Copelin / statesman.com:
DeLay lawyers move to dismiss charges
Discussion: Power Line
Associated Press:   DeLay indicted on money laundering charge
Arianna Huffington / huffingtonpost.com:
Making Faux Martyrdom Pay: Judy Miller Lands a Book Deal  —  Sources tell me that Judy Miller is telling friends that she has made a $1.2 million book deal with Simon & Schuster.  I've heard from senior editors at the publishing house that the deal is still so hush-hush that word …
Discussion: CNN

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