Miers Roundup
Posted by Zach Wendling on 20 October 2005 | one response
- As the New York Times says in a negative editorial on her in general, Miers failed her take-home quiz and was offered a do-over.
- In the WSJ, Ron Cass and Ken Starr make the case that Miers is a good nominee because of she is experienced in business law. Gordon Smith at The Conglomerate says probably so, but:
Given her weakness in constitutional law, her background in business law looks like a strength. On the other hand, her nomination hardly merits praise for bolstering the Court’s business law expertise. If that were the primary goal, I suspect that President Bush could have found hundreds of more qualified candidates. In the end, the total package is still monumentally disappointing.
- Byron York is generating a lot of buzz with his inside scoop on how the White House’s special team for defending Miers is “Gloomy and Demoralized.”
- Bob Novak thinks Miers might not survive.
- David Frum finds elitism among the pro-Miers team at the RNC.
- Miers is going to forgo further
embarrassmentsmeetings with Senators in order to study for her interview. She’ll probably need these.
One Response to “Miers Roundup”
I particularly love the elitism charge (coming from a bunch of overprivileged elitists at that) – because, of course, the Supreme Court of the United States is such a non-elite position that any yahoo with a law degree and bar card should be able to handle it.