Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Great Minds Panic Alike
Diane sent this comment:
Got my tinfoil hat on nice and snug. I am totally weirded out by the wingnut reaction to this nomination. Keep feeling like it's some kind of elaborate Rovian head fake...Mirrors eerily an email we received from one of our main contributors:
My other theory is that he's scared of an indictment, and what better remedy for that than having your personal lawyer sitting on the Supreme Court...I know, I know, go take your valium like a good little girl...
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Posted by Diane to Welcome to 201k.com - A Commonwealth Perspective. at 10/04/2005 08:48:26 PM
From: jWho knows.
Subject: Harriet Miers - what I think
Date: October 3, 2005 12:42:18 PM EDT
I think he nominated her knowing that the democrats - including Leahy this time - will oppose her (as they should) because she's completely unqualified. She will withdraw herself before the vote but after the hearings (a date they have already chosen no doubt) and the media coverage on democrats being obstructive. Then he will nominate whoever he really intended to nominate all along (Priscilla Owens or the like) who has better legal credentials thereby forcing democrats to challenge her on other grounds so the white house et al can then argue that "see, democrats are just obstructionists - they oppose Miers because she was not qualified so we nominate a person with significantly greater legal credentials and they oppose her, too" or something like that. It's all a clever ruse and it will work thanks to republicrats like Lieberman, Landrieux, Nelson, etc. Mier's a long-time crony who will go along with anything W asks - even this.
