Maybe they were never really with him. But it's clear that conservative elites are abandoning George W. Bush in droves over the Miers nomination. Two recent examples:Professor Bainbridge, a conservative law professor and … [Read more...]
Will the modern GOP survive this one?
Two Three thoughtful and fascinating posts over at Americablog raise the possibility of a wide-scale GOP implosion over the Miers nomination. Conservative disappointment with Bush's choice doesn't seem to have abated overnight - if … [Read more...]
Miers on gay rights (maybe)
Americablog has gotten a hold of this document which appears to be a gay rights-related questionnaire that Harriet Miers answered when she ran for Dallas City Council in 1989. (ACSblog wonders whether the document is legit; John at … [Read more...]
A despondent conservative sums it up nicely
Todd Zywicki, a conservative law prof and blogger at Volokh with whom I disagree on just about everything, is very unhappy about Harriet Miers' nomination. In this post, however, he hits the nail on the head about a great deal more … [Read more...]
Watching the Boston mayoral debate
As we discussed here, Comcast apparently reneged on its agreement to make the debate between Tom Menino and Maura Hennigan available until Nov. 2 through its "On Demand" service. However, it's available online (links … [Read more...]
Is this what Bush was expecting?
Today's reactions to the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court have been most interesting. Right blogistan is, in general, apoplectic. Check out the icky Michelle Malkin's roundup of uniformly negative (to put it … [Read more...]
Harriet Miers’ Enron problem
LOCKE LIDDELL: $ 22 Mil Settlement Serves as Warning to Other Law FirmsLocke Liddell & Sapp's agreement to pay $ 22 million to settle a suit alleging it aided a client in defrauding investors is expected to serve as a warning to other … [Read more...]
Look for a HUGE fight over Miers documents
Harriet Miers has never been a judge, and her law practice appears to have consisted entirely of representing ordinary commercial interests.* There is, therefore, one and only one source for documents revealing her views on important … [Read more...]
One analyst: Miers will not be confirmed
Tom Goldstein, a respected lawyer, Supreme Court analyst for NPR, and host of the excellent SCOTUSblog, has predicted that the Senate will reject Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court - a possibility I also floated here. … [Read more...]
Random early reaction to Miers nomination: Harrold Carswell redux?
The folks at the right-wing "Confirm Them" site are despondent over the Miers nomination, viewing this as a historic betrayal of the cause to remake the judiciary. The fear, I suspect is twofold. First, Miers has no … [Read more...]