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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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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 …
Discussion: Ezra Klein, TAPPED, etc. and The Anchoress
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 …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
A DISAPPOINTMENT  —  Harriet Miers, that is.  I'm sure that she is a capable lawyer and a loyal aide to President Bush.  But the bottom line is that he had a number of great candidates to choose from, and instead of picking one of them—Luttig, McConnell, Brown, or a number of others …
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: The Right Coast
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
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
IT'S HARRIET MIERS for Sandra Day O'Connor's position.  (Via a GOP press release).  —  UPDATE: More here.  Perhaps they'll change my mind, but so far I'm underwhelmed.  —  ANOTHER UPDATE: Mark Daniels: "Another stealth nominee?"  —  GayPatriot has predictions.
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com:
Harriet Who?  —  Bush has nominated Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the SCOTUS.  I'm appalled:  —  She's 60.  There were lots of highly qualified younger candidates out there who would have sat on the court for decades.  —  She has no judicial experience.
White House:
President Nominates Harriet Miers as Supreme Court Justice  —  THE PRESIDENT: In our great democracy, the Supreme Court is the guardian of our constitutional freedoms and the protector of our founding promise of equal justice under the law.  Over the past five years, I've spoken clearly …
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.
Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Analysis: Some Initial Thoughts  —  I really need to get down to the Court to argue but wanted to note my sense that the President's nomination creates a very interesting political dynamic - one that places the nomination in peril.  The nomination obviously will be vigorously supported …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Disaster, Thy Name Is Harriet Miers  —  George Bush's decision to appoint Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court is bitterly disappointing.  —  Miers is a Bush crony with no real conservative credentials, who leapfrogged legions of more deserving judges just because she was Bush's pal.
Krempasky / RedState.org:
A promise unkept? Who the hell knows.
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Atrios / Eschaton:
Nominations  —  I have no idea what kind of judge Miers …
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner on National Review Online:
GLASS HALF FULL
Andrew / www.AndrewSullivan.com:   BECAUSE HE COULD:  —  Just when the conservative coalition …
Erick / RedState.org:
Surprising to Many The Stealth Nominee
Discussion: The Democratic Party
Steve Dillard / Southern Appeal:
I am done with President Bush: Harriet Miers?  Are you freakin' kidding me?!
Discussion: TAPPED
The Directors / RedState.org:
Harriet Miers — A Profound Disappointment
Discussion: etc.
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
MUSING ON MIERS....I'm reading Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson's Off Center …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
The burden of proof may be heavy
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
Khaled Abu Toameh And / Associated Press:
PA: Security forces will stand firm against armed groups  —  The Palestinian security forces will stand tough against armed groups, their spokesman said Monday, a day after the most violent internal clash in Gaza in nearly a decade.  —  "The Palestinian Authority is determined to implement law …
Discussion: The Head Heeb
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