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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 …
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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 …
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush Chooses Miers for Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated White House counsel Harriet Miers to replace retiring Justice  —  " /> Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court, reaching into his loyal inner circle for a pick that could reshape the nation's judiciary for years to come.
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.
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 …
Bill Mears / CNN:
Bush expected to nominate Harriet Miers to Supreme Court  —  Miers currently works as White House counsel  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush is expected Monday to name White House counsel Harriet Miers as his choice 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 …
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.
Associated Press:
Reports: Bush to Pick Miers for Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush has chosen Harriet Miers (search), White House counsel and a loyal member of the president's inner circle, to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (search) on the Supreme Court, a senior administration official said Monday.
Krempasky / RedState.org:
A promise unkept?  Who the hell knows.  —  We've got a lot to learn about SCOTUS nominee Harriet Miers.  To hear the White House tell us, "With her distinguished career and extensive community involvement, Ms. Miers would bring a wealth of personal experience and diversity to the Supreme Court."
Discussion: Wonkette
Washington Post:
Harriet E. Miers Profile
Discussion: Confirm Them and »«TBogg»«
Steve Dillard / Southern Appeal:
I am done with President Bush: Harriet Miers?  Are you freakin' kidding me?!
Discussion: TAPPED and PoliBlog
Tom Curry / MSNBC:
Some conservatives not thrilled by Miers
Discussion: The Left Coaster
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
The burden of proof may be heavy
Mark R. Levin / Bench Memos on National Review Online:
Franck & Miers  —  I understand Matt's point, as he's written …
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
MUSING ON MIERS....I'm reading Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson's Off Center …
Discussion: Brendan Nyhan
Andrew / www.AndrewSullivan.com:   BECAUSE HE COULD:  —  Just when the conservative coalition …
Associated Press:   Miers Gave to GOP Candidates, Democrats
Feddie / Confirm Them:   Where's my Scalia? Where's my Thomas?
MaryKatharineHam / Townhall.com:
Bush Picks Harriet Miers for Supreme Court

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