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More on Miers
From my inbox, the latest 2 emails from the American Spectator:
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Vice President Cheney
Posted By: The Washington Prowler
Monday, October 03, 2005 @ 2:40:19 PM
In strategy meetings this morning, senior White House presidential advisers stressed to their staffs that the conservative anger they were hearing about regarding the Harriet Miers nomination to the Supreme Court would "dissipate" over the next 48 hours and everyone would soon realize the Miers confirmation was inevitable. "The impression is that people will be unhappy, but they won't actively oppose the nomination," says one attendee of a meeting. "They don't mind the anger, what makes them nervous is active opposition. Besides, they figure that the business lobby is going to do most of the heavy lifting just like they did on Roberts."
It may not work out that way. Already there are rumblings that a number of groups that quickly fell in line behind Roberts are preparing press releases that take much more of a hedge on Miers.
Already, there is increasing anger after Miers appeared so quickly with Sen. Harry Reid, who touted her qualifications, and Sen. Chuck Schumer cited conservative agitation as evidence that Miers must be a good pick.
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Federalist Society phone call... not pleasant
Posted By: The Washington Prowler
Monday, October 03, 2005 @ 2:01:22 PM
It was not a pleasant experience on the Federalist Society call this morning. Word is now out that Harriet Miers was a registered Democrat for many years, albeit, according to former Republican National Committee Chairman, a conservative Democrat.
A number of folks were disappointed that the Federalist Society and several other conservative groups have already endorsed the Miers nomination. We don't expect that to hold.
From conversations up on Capitol Hill and elsewhere, the cronyism line appears to be building the biggest momentum right now. That and her utter lack of qualifications compared to other names that were under consideration.
In speaking with one of our White House sources, the word spreading through those halls right now is that President Bush and Miers never discussed particular issues that might come before the court.
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