Are you furious over the Harriet Miers nomination? Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, Conservative, Liberal, whatever: You should be.
George Bush thinks you’re stupid. He always has. He thinks he can get away with shit just by NAMING things differently… Unfunded mandate that will bankrupt local school districts? Call it “No Child Left Behind.” Want to reduce pollution controls? Call it the “Clear Skies Act.”
He would name dog shit “Glade,” thinking that you wouldn’t notice the smell.
But the Miers nomination… this takes the cake. It shows a complete lack of understanding and principal. And it’s not whether she’s a nice person, or even about whether she’s pro-life or not (clearly, she’s pro-life), it’s about the fact that she’s completely unqualified to be a Supreme Court justice. Period.
1) She asked for a delay in her hearing so she could “learn constitutional law.” OH MY GOD. You don’t cram for a Supreme Court nomination hearing! Clearly, folks other than judges can and should be nominated to the Supreme Court, but Constitutional expertise is a requirement. That’s the fucking JOB!!!
2) Her answers to the Senate’s written questions were returned by Republican and Democratic Senators alike as being “incomplete” and “insulting.” She was asked to do them over. Hey, man, I only got to submit my college essays once. Why does she get a do-over?
It’s pathetic and scary. Bush has proven over and over that he’s driven by cronyism, but this is just BEYOND.
And it’s beyond politics and issues, too.
5 comments:
I respectfully disagree.
The woman has no requisite competencies for the job. None. I don't believe the Democrats should settle for someone incompetent-and-less-harmful.
I am still snickering at the Glade comment.
That woman has been nominated for one reason only: Roe.
You are so right.
I know you said Choice aside, but I am truly, truly scared for choice. I know Sandra has a husband with alzheimers and needs to take care of him, but that doesn't keep me from wishing she'd just hang on for a few more years.
Love, love, love your blog.
Agreed. I mean, to be in a situation where I can even say "choice aside" is unbelievable, though. It's amazing that this appears not to even be about issues, but about truly basic competencies.
Even with some of the piss-poor presidents we've had in the past 50 years, I thought the time was long-gone when we'd have to call one "corrupt", but it seems I was wrong. This is the most corrupt presidency in living memory. Bush puts cronies into power because...he CAN. Because...he WANTS TO. He's no idiot, he's no fool, he's just remarkably, scarily, horribly corrupt and I fear for this country even after he's gone, because the precedent has been set. The damage is being done. If there is a God, I hope he helps us all....
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