Harriet Miers
It appears that our beloved President has decreed that there is a new standard for Supreme Court justices. Only evangelical Christians may apply. You know that Ruthie Ginsberg and Stevie Breyer are breathing a sigh of relief, being Jewish and all and therefore ineligible under the Bush guidelines. They’re lucky that the House hasn’t tried to impeach them. Of course, if the GOP ever gets 67 senators, I’m sure that will be something the GOP would try. They’d immediately remove Breyer, Ginsberg, Stevens, and Souter for "judicial activism" which means that the right wing doesn’t like how your rule. Judicial Activists are only acceptable when the outcome pleases the evangelical masses and strictly enforces the Old Testament, er, I mean, the Constitution.
I don’t know what to make of old Harriet. Part of me thinks she may be another lesbian admirer of Bush a la Condi. And no, I have no proof that Condi or Miers is a lesbian, but my gaydar sure does go off. What good Christian girls do you know who would never get married and pop out babies like the right wing says is the only thing women are good for?
But you can say one thing about Bush: the women in his life are fiercely devoted to him. That’s why Harriet was chosen. She’s a born again evangelical like Bush who believes that a theocratic society based on right wing "Christian Taliban" values would be the best thing for America. Bush selected her because he knows she wouldn’t cross him on the Court by voting a way he wouldn’t approve. I’m sure the same is true about John Roberts, but the new CJ’s intellect does open the door to independence as he gains time on the bench. Only once we start seeing his votes and opinions this term will we understand if he truly is Chief Justice Scalia or not. Like the 22 Democrats who voted "aye" on Roberts, I probably would have joined them, voting my hopes rather than my fears. We’ll see.
With Miers, you don’t have any sense of this blazing intellect. You have the sense that she’s a Bush crony getting another plum assignment. She’s proven her loyalty time and again, which is the only thing this president values. And someone needs to let one of the closet case GOP homos get to her and tell her to lighten up on the eye make-up. The heavy dark eyeliner is NOT flattering and makes her look like a dragon lady. Of course, that’s been her role in the White House thus far….enforcer and protector of the President.
I hope some Senator has the cojones to ask Miers if she really said that Bush is the most brilliant man she’s ever known. If that is the case, sister needs to get out more. I know a lot of Bush’s clumsiness with language and such is part of his schtick to make people think he’s a regular guy. But if you matched intellect between Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, there’s no contest. Bill Clinton would wipe the floor with Dubya on sheer brain power. That Miers would say such thing about Bush does not speak well for her judgement.
That said, I wonder if the GOP senators will have the gumption to vote no on her. The Washington Post has an article today about how GOP senators with presidential hopes are scared to cross Bush, because he will exact revenge come 2008 when they need to fundraise. Still, it would be fun to see the GOP eat their own and vote down Harriet Miers. Of course, then we could end up with Edith Brown or Patricia Owens. *shudder*
October 12th, 2005 at 2:11 pm
As usual, you pull no punches. I wish I shared your optimism about the possibility of senators jumping ship on the vote, but the party of KKKarl Rove and his groupthink mentality with march in goose step. Sorry, I meant lockstep.