Harriet Miers nomination

I read a good story on the controversy that the Harriet Miers nomination has caused in the conservative ranks. The article, in the New York Observer claims that it is only the conservative intelligensia that is against this nomination. Bush’s evangelical base is in strong support and is accusing groups like the weekly standard of elitism.

Now I don’t know if Miers will be a good justice or not, but isn’t that the point? Is it elitist to want the most qualified person possible? Is it elitist to want an established conservative on the bench?

I think Tim Russert made a great point when he highlighted the fact that 20 years ago Miers was a catholic and a democrat. Now she is an evangelical and a republican. How do we know she won’t change her stance in another 10 years.

Conservatives are right to worry. Concern about this blatant example of cronyism is not elitist.

11 thoughts on “Harriet Miers nomination

  1. Taylor Stanford Reply

    Agreed. I think that Conservatives and Democrats alike have need for concern where Harriet Miers is concerned. Every article I have read about her contains contradictory quotes from sources close to Miers. Furthermore, the fact that her religion is the only thing that the administration is using to separate her from other candidates is worrisome. Yes she was a trailblazer in the legal world, but so are a lot of people. This is only intensified by the fact that a few weeks ago, the same administration was playing down the religious affiliation of Chief Justice John Roberts. It seems that the administration knows that they could have done better than Miers and is now grabbing at religion to stay afloat.

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