Honestly, the thing that made me the most uncomfortable about the whole Harriet Miers deal was that Bush apparantly thought he could nominate an inexperienced croney and get her confirmed just because he wanted her to be.
The conspiracy theorist in me, though, wants to think that Miers was a deliberate choice. Bush *knew* he couldn't get her confirmed, but nominating her was a sop. Now he's free to nominate some scary conservative white male. Gah. Who, me, paranoid?
I don't think Bush is the sort to put up a sacrifical lamb. I mean he just got *DONE* getting through a scary conservative white mail with Roberts. I think Bush though all the conservatives would take a "Trust me" from him, and they obviously didn't.
I know I'm being a little silly and paranoid. Or at least I hope so. I just can't imagine anyone genuinely thinking that a croney with no record to speak of and NO judicial experience at all was going to get confirmed. It smells like a setup to me. But you may be right about the "trust me".
Well, the religious right smacked him on the nose with a rolled up newspaper, and made him promise never to think again, he'll now just roll over and do what they want.
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Date: 2005-10-27 02:35 pm (UTC)The conspiracy theorist in me, though, wants to think that Miers was a deliberate choice. Bush *knew* he couldn't get her confirmed, but nominating her was a sop. Now he's free to nominate some scary conservative white male. Gah. Who, me, paranoid?
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Date: 2005-10-27 04:55 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-10-27 05:04 pm (UTC)Well, we are talking Bush here. He ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
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