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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.
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
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 …
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.
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.
Krempasky / RedState.org:
A promise unkept? Who the hell knows.
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
gop.com:   What They're Saying About Nomination Of Harriet Miers To Supreme Court
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner on National Review Online:
GLASS HALF FULL
The Directors / RedState.org:
Harriet Miers — A Profound Disappointment
Discussion: The American Mind and etc.
Washington Post:
Harriet E. Miers Profile
Discussion: Confirm Them
Erick / RedState.org:
Surprising to Many The Stealth Nominee
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Andrew / www.AndrewSullivan.com:   BECAUSE HE COULD:  —  Just when the conservative coalition …
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: The Huffington Post
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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 …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Laylan Copelin / statesman.com:
DeLay lawyers move to dismiss charges  —  They argue that conspiracy law didn't apply to 2002 election code.  —  A criminal conspiracy charge against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay should be dismissed because conspiracy laws did not apply to the state election code during the 2002 election, DeLay's lawyers argued in a brief filed today.
Discussion: Power Line
Laylan Copelin / statesman.com:   DeLay indicted on money-laundering charge
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 …

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