Harriet. Sweet Harriet.

Harriet Miers

This typically isn’t a political blog. There’s plenty of those out there that are really good. Red stated ones, blue stated ones, police stated ones. Whatever your fancy.

But. I have to say that Harriet Miers just doesn’t seem to be the most qualified person for the job. I’m all for having another female Justice represent as long as she’s the right person for the job. Giving her the job because she’s a woman doesn’t do much for us as a country, does it? It makes it look like we’re giving the whole women’s liberation thing a shot, but, really, it just falls flat.

Ms. Miers’ CV is not that impressive. But. But. She knows the right people—well, right person. Mr. Bush.

She’s never served as a judge. Umm, I’m no legal expert, obviously, but if someone is being nominated to sit on the highest Court in the land, you’d think they’d have some experience as a judge. Especially since the cases that make their way to the Supreme court have already gone through court proceedings with one or both parties not happy with the outcome, hence the appeals process to the Supreme court. Or maybe I don’t understand that arm of the three part process; the legislative arm.

She does have experience practicing as a lawyer, but not as a judge.
Bill Frist likes her. Need I say more?

-Rusty.