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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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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 …
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 …
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
CNN:
Bush picks White House counsel for Supreme Court — If confirmed, Harriet Miers would succeed O'Connor — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush nominated White House counsel Harriet Miers on Monday to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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 …
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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 …
Ben Wikler / The Al Franken Show:
JUST DELETED FROM DAVID FRUM'S BLOG — David Frum, former White House speechwriter, has come down hard against Miers. From his blog at the National Review: … But earlier this morning, he came down even harder—and then quietly backpedaled. Some time between 9:52 AM and 10:18 AM this morning …
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:Bush Chooses Miers for Supreme Court
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Steve Dillard / Southern Appeal:I am done with President Bush: Harriet Miers? Are you freakin' kidding me?!
Andrew / www.AndrewSullivan.com:BECAUSE HE COULD: — Just when the conservative coalition …
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Mark R. Levin / Bench Memos on National Review Online:Franck & Miers — I understand Matt's point, as he's written …
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confirmthem.com:96 responses to 'Miers'. — RSS feed for comments and Trackback URI for 'Miers'.
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:MUSING ON MIERS....I'm reading Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson's Off Center …
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