Miers Withdraws
Posted on October 27, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) — Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to be a Supreme Court justice Thursday in the face of stiff opposition and mounting criticism about her qualifications.
President Bush said he reluctantly accepted her decision to withdraw, after weeks of insisting that he did not want her to step down. He blamed her withdrawal on calls in the Senate for the release of internal White House documents that the administration has insisted were protected by executive privilege.“It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House — disclosures that would undermine a president’s ability to receive candid counsel,” Bush said. “Harriet Miers’ decision demonstrates her deep respect for this essential aspect of the constitutional separation of powers — and confirms my deep respect and admiration for her.”
Miers’ surprise withdrawal stunned Washington on a day when the capital was awaiting news on another front — the possible indictment of senior White House aides in the CIA leak case.
Miers told the president she was withdrawing at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. In her letter dated Thursday, Miers said she was concerned that the confirmation process “would create a burden for the White House and our staff that is not in the best interest of the country.”USA Today
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The President says he will name someone else in a timely manner. In the mean time we still have O’Connor. Many were leery about this pick from the beginning, and now the President will have the chance to put someone on the Supreme Court that will not rule from the bench, and will also have the backing of the majority of the Conservative base! Many will be happy with this news. But now the question is….who will be his next pick? Who do you think he should choose? Confirm Them has an idea who. Rightwing News says happy day!!
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Harriet Miers Withdraws Her Nomination
Harriet Miers has withdrawn her Supreme Court nomination yesterday. The official AP report HERE. Stop the ACLU has this to say:
Many were leery about this pick from the beginning, and now the President will have the chance to put someone on the Su…
Holy Crappers!
Well, Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States, this morning…and me with no time to post on it! Er…Well, I guess I am posting on it. Michelle Malkin is breathing a sigh of relief,
Another day in the neighborhood
Today’s dose of NIF - News, Interesting & Funny … It’s Stop the ACLU Thursday (and did you hear about the Blogger + HaloScan inline trackbacks?)
OK, Mr. President, Now YOU Trust US!
With the withdrawal of Harriet Miers (news report here), Bush has a golden opportunity to set his presidency back on the right track (astute observers will note the shameless plug for my own blog).
Rather than a stealth nominee with no paper trail, B…
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Others will likely post here during the day on the Harriet Miers nomination withdrawal, but here’s just a small part of the early reaction:
–Red State’s Mike Krempask…
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Hip-Hip-Hooray!!!
Harriet Miers withdraws her nomination for the Supreme Court!
Thank God, is all I have to say.
Now, Mr. President: nominate the most hard-core conservative you can find!!!
Others breathing a sigh of relief:
Stop The AC
Miers Withdrawls
Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court this morning. No doubt lots of people from both sides of center will be pleased with this news. I personally didn’t have an opinion one way or the other about Miers. She probably coul…
Harriet Miers Has Withdrawn Her Nomination
BREAKING: Fox and CNN are reporting that Harriet Miers has withdrawn her nomination. No online stories yet….
8:57 am EST UPDATE: CNN.com has a newsflash
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Harriet Miers has withdrawn
Hooray! Now Patterico can come back inside from being out on that ledge
How much do you wanna bet Bush has already got in mind who he wants to pick to replace Miers as the nominee?
Via MSNBC:
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I must say that I am not completely dissapointed that she withdrew. Hopefully, President Bush has learned from this and we will see a reflection in his next candidate of what he promised us in the run up to 2008. As your humble pundit has said before…
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Miers Withdraws!
As predicted Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination this morning. Her nomination was going no where and she was hurting President Bush. For the good of the President, herself and the country she graciously withdrew her name as a Supreme Court Justice….
Harriet Miers Withdraws
Says it was the documents issue.
Maybe we can all get over this and come together for the next nominee.
In a letter to Bush released by the White House, Miers said she was concerned that the Senate confirmation process “presents a burden for th…
Sad, really, that the milquetoasts in the Senate, who’ve not had the stones to stick the Dems in the eye about ideological litmus tests, just whined about it, have given in to the loony RIGHT moonbats who wanted to do the same thing with Miers.
No “sturdy conservatism of principle” in the Republican Party any more? Well, not much, it seems.
Miers was more qualified for a SCOTUS post than almost every one of her detractors are for theirs as elitist snob naysayers.
Miers wouldn’t have been my pick, but then neither will anyone Bush picks next. This is yet another sad day for any genuine conservative.
Miers Withdraws. Happy?
Miers Withdraws. Happy?
“Stealth Justice” Miers to Adjudicate from Home
…Long known as a ?stealth candidate?, Miers now will become the ultimate Stealth Justice, offering her judicial opinions on cases before the Court without the visible and clear paper trail that actually being on the court creates….
Sad, but I”m glad it’s done. I think this was coming. The Washington Post predicted it and it seemed with good reason. I do think it’s a good statement about Conservatism: we can change our minds, but when we do, it’s for the better. I’m glad the pressure on Miers caused a dialogue about qualification.
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Happy Thursday!!! So Ms. Miers is gone. Good. I have, I think, one post on Miers. I basically said, “Okay, let’s see what she is about.” As I have watched people…
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Harriet Miers Withdraws
I was kind of hoping to see Miers go through the process and be rejected, though. Just to prove that the system worked.
Since the opportunity has presented its self, a few rules for consideration:
Miers Out
BREAKING NEWS
Harriet Miers has pulled her nomination to the Supreme Court.
More news to come.
“we can change our minds, but when we do, it’s for the better.”
Be careful of what you ask for… Those who opposed this nominee and think Bush capable of being vindictive, now have to worry about Gonzales being nominated.
I personally don’t think he is vindictive, but if I did, I would be extremely worried.
Harriet Miers Withdraws
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This is a day to thank the LORD! May President Bush pick Michael Luttig!
I’m a 57 year old woman with a Ph.D. Harriet Miers has been an affirmative-action pick from the time she was chosen as a partner in her law firm. Not a ball-buster, err, I mean, not too aggressive, not too pretty, not too smart.and most of all, not too threatening. Thank God we are past all that. Janice Rogers Brown is my pick, but I’d settle for Luttig or Miguel Estrada.
PS I’m not too aggressive, not too pretty, not too smart and I’m not very threatening. I shouldn’t be on the Supreme Court either(Just in case someone thinks I’m being mean to poor Harriet…)