Eric the Red

I am not going to write much about Harriet Miers because, there isn’t much to write about. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Think about it. There wasn’t much of a fight over Roberts because the Dems were hoping Bush would send them another Bork or Owens to filibuster.

Miers received her Bachelors and Juris Doctorate degrees from Southern Methodist University. She worked in private law firms as a commercial litigator. Miers served as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary during Bushs first term, and was appointed to the position of Chief of Staff for policy in 2003. She replaced Gonzalez as White House counsel in 2004.

Many Conservatives have spoken out against Miers for her lack of a clear ocnservative agenda. Clearly, this is idiotic. How can a person, who is held with great confidence from the President, not have a set of clear conservative views? Second, why the hell would the conservatives want a candidate whose record makes them so easy to attack? The Dems made no real effort to block Roberts, does anyone really believe they would let a Pryor, Owen or Brown through without a tremendous fight?

I have frequently said the the Left will not be happy with any conservative nominee until he performs an abortion as part of his confirmation hearing. I also believe that no conervative will be happy with Miers unless she butchers an abortion doctor as part of her hearing. Ultimately, what this candidate truly believes is in her mind, and perhaps to a lesser extent, her heart; not in her mouth.

Because of this, I firmly believe that it Miers is a real propnent of the conservative agenda. Her lack of a right-wing paper trail makes her unlikely to encounter any opposition due to her views. This makes her a perfect post-Roberts nominee.