Bush Says Miers Lack of Judicial Background an Asset for Court

[kurth]

Bush Says Miers Lack of Judicial Background an Asset for Court

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said he chose White House Counsel Harriet Miers as his U.S. Supreme Court nominee in part because he wanted the court to have the perspective of someone who has never been a judge. ``It's an unusual nomination because she's never been a judge,'' Bush said at a news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today at the White House. ``I picked Harriet for a lot of reasons. One reason is she's never been a judge.'' ...

The top two senators on the Judiciary Committee yesterday criticized the answers that Miers provided on the panel's questionnaire about her background. Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, and ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont asked Miers to resubmit answers to questions about her professional background and service as White House counsel. She has been the subject of criticism from some of Bush's supporters for having no clear record showing her judicial philosophy and no experience on the bench.

Her answers to the Judiciary panel's questions show ``she is not going to legislate from the bench,'' Bush said. ``She will strictly interpret the constitution.''...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a2k3a6dTRVhI&refer=us

- DUH... YES. HMMM. WARREN.
- Warren Beatty?

[brentspeak]

1. That's great logic. Maybe people should request surgeons who

don't have any training.

[Enraged_Ape]

33. HA HA HA HA!!

When you think about it, untrained surgeons could really bring a new perspective to medicine. Give a drywaller a scalpel and a vital-signs monitor and who knows what magic he can perform!

[LostinVA]

2. Yeah, kinda how I like a doctor who never went to med school

I like their perspective on medicine from a non-medical POV....

[LisaM]

3. Just like his effective lack of experience was an asset to the Presidency?

When are people going to wake up and realize that a complete and utter lack of experience is not a good thing? We have enough examples to prove it: Reagan, Jesse Ventura, Arnold, Bush........

[gratuitous]

31. Exactly

Heck, Dumbya didn't have no presidentin' experience when the Supreme Court installed him, and look how well that's turned out!

[Canuckistanian]

53. Oh, he was experienced...

He just never had any successful experience.

[yorkiemommie1]

59. yes, remember when they said , ' he'll surround himself

w/ good people"???

:rofl:

edited for punctuation.

[central scrutinizer]

4. that same philosophy worked out real well for FEMA

didn't it?

[Beetwasher]

5. What An Idiot, Rove Must Really Be in Trouble and Focusing On Plame

I'm now convinced Chimpy is running his own show. "See, I can do it! I'm smart, not like everybody says!"

[Seabiscuit]

34. Eggsactly. Rove is in freefall, and Shrub's on his own. Result: disaster

[bufffbison]

6. so if a hospital hires an accountant to be a brain surgeon

then the lack of knowledge and experience to be a brain surgeon is an asset to the hospital and procecdure success."

now will someone please tell me whats wrong with this picture?

[ToolTex]

7. Or a Prersident that's never read the Constitution.

n/t

[rkc3]

26. Or a cowboy who rides an Ostrich.

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. You know, the woman is way underqualified.

But what I don't get, is how does an Administration get away with appointing so many underqualified individuals, then turns around and argues that Affirmative Action doesn't work because it overlooks more qualified applicants. I just don't get it.

[onenote]

9. bush's next pick: high-school drop out

Why? Because the court could use that perspective too.

Maybe the one after than could be Roger Clemens...need to get a baseball perspective up there...

onenote

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. "Ever sat on a bench?"

[calico1]

10. What an ass. n/t

[SledDriver]

11. Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

Like going AWOL from a champagne squad is as asset for the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

[Justitia]

12. What a f'ing STUPID thing to say! Why not the White House gardener? -eom

[opihimoimoi]

13. Bush is using an ole SCAM...."Hey, Bush, ITS OLD ALREADY"

That boy still conning America..don't he get it..."THE JIG IS UP"..?

[bufffbison]

14. What's next? Congress passes a law to shield the dumbasses in the admin?

[VegasWolf]

15. Well, she could be useful in fetching coffee and collating papers! nt

[I Have A Dream]

16. It's all like a bad dream. As soon as I think that he can't...

say or do anything more stupid than the last thing he did, he quickly proves me wrong. Please wake me up!

Who in the hell actually believes these things that he says?

[MGKrebs]

17. I am really anticipating his pick for a new VP.

Based on this kind of criteria, it should be highly entertaining.

[Zynx]

24. I chose this half-eaten donut for VP because it has never been a

politician.

[MGKrebs]

25. I chose this block of chedder

because it is very loyal.

[Uncle Joe]

44. And it's sweet, everyone wants a sweet V.P. n/t

[0rganism]

38. perhaps one of his dogs is getting a promotion

Th-thi-this here is mah new Vice Preznit, Barney.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Version 9.0 and counting ...

When each version blows up, they retool and try again.

1.0 woman & conservative (oops, conservatives don't believe that)

2.0 vouched for by Dobson (some pillar of some community)

3.0 pioneer: first woman pres of Texas bar (whoop-de-do)

4.0 George knows her (not much of a recommendation when he doesn't ask her what she thinks on key legal issues)

5.0 victim of sexism ("maybe" says Pickles)

6.0 Evangelical christian (oops, Republicans didn't allow that issue for Roberts)

7.0 ardent anti-choice (except when mediating or donating money)

8.0 meticulous legal mind (liens, fines, oops)

9.0 She's never been a judge

10.0 ?

22.9 withdrawn
23.0 Alberto Gonzales

[JerseygirlCT]

19. I picked her because of her religion

Oh, wait, that didn't fly?

Yeah, that's it, I picked her because she's not a judge!

Oh.

I picked her because I have this thing for painfully loyal mediocrity?

[readmylips]

21. Bushie said same about FEMA Michael Brownie...

an Ass-et...Right Mr. Fresident.

[Zynx]

22. Uh huh... Makes perfect sense.

I selected this three year old child to be captain of the fire department. Why? Well, because he's never been a fireman he can look at problems from a new angle.

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. For a position that lasts for life?

If being a judge is so tainting, shouldn't the ones who've done it for a bit get kicked out, by this Bush logic?

Guess what, everyone else has experience at not being a judge, too. It's not as if they got locked up in a court at birth.

Bush must have had this remark prepared for him too - wow, are they desperate in the White House now. Were they laughing when they came up with it, or did they hold their heads in their hands, and moan "it's the only thing left for us to say!"?

[rkc3]

29. Laughing when they thought of it? Hardly, they probably thought

it was genius.

"How can the average murrican argue with that logic? Besides, Survivor is on tonight, they'll never hear it anyway."

[FlyByNight]

27. Orwell would be proud

What a fucking stupid thing to say. In addition to being utterly unqualified and inexperienced, she's looking more and more like the christo-fascist robot Bush likes.

Well, Sen. Reid, how do you like her now?

:eyes:

[LynnTheDem]

28. And a horse breeder is PERFECT for national emergencies!

CRONYISM; it's a republican way of life.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

30. But of course! He picked a FEMA director who never had any

background in disaster management, because his experience in horse show judging would bring a whole different perspective to the job.

He picked a guy to represent us in the UN based on the qualification that he wanted to dissolve the whole organization, adding an entirely unique perspective to the job.

He picked a secretary of state who had never heard of such a thing as jumbo jets loaded with fuel presenting any kind of threat when combined with terrorist hijackers because she is a whiz on the piano.

And the list goes on and on and on...

[Metta]

32. Silk purse from a sow's ear.

Is Spector keeps her in committee, she's toast. Their move.

[underpants]

35. Anyone hear how talk radio is reacting/critiquing this?

On pins and needles here....

[truthisfreedom]

36. isn't that predictable. black is white, up is down, experience is bad...

everything about gw bush indicates that the man is stark raving looneytunes mad.

[0rganism]

40. Finally, America has a Caligula we can call our very own

What's next, a horse as a senator? It's been done.

[willing dwarf]

37. Keep your edge sharp

I always tell my souse the same thing: "Dear, it's your lack of experience as a _____(cook, mechanic, lover... fill in the blank) which makes you so creative! You see new solutions and use unexpected approaches. You take the long route, and get more out of the experience as a result.
But best not do much more though, or you'll become and old hand, and will loose your edge. Why not just go rest yourself on the couch and look gorgeous?"

[0rganism]

39. What if she doesn't like being a judge?Does she know it's a life sentence?

What is bush thinking? Oh, silly me, I forgot.

[hippiechick]

41. Wow, we are SO through the looking glass if folks buy that ...

:wow:

[indie_voter]

42. He went on to say:

Look, people picked me to lead when I had never led.

See how wonderful that all turned out?!!!

{insert forced jovial folksy laugh here}

[Orsino]

43. I'm not even a lawyer, so I deserve this nomination even more.

Heck, it makes me more qualified than Roberts, too, so I want to be Chief Justice.

[0007]

45. Well if that's the case let's get a plummer to be junior's banker. n/t

[kurtyboy]

46. "...And it only took me three weeks...

to tell America about the rationale."

Check.

[kurtyboy]

47. "...And it only took me three weeks...

to tell America about the rationale."

Check.

[Spinzonner]

48. Is being a DumbAss grounds for Impeachment ?

[texpatriot2004]

50. Should be. n.t

[doubleplusgood]

49. yes, "Ignorance is Strength" n/t

[texpatriot2004]

51. Would Stevie Wonder make a good "Supreme" Court Justice?

Do you like Stevie Wonder? I wonder if his lack of Judicial Experience would make him a good Supreme Court Justice?

[Mithras61]

52. And he would have the added benefit...

of actually being blind, giving a new twist to the phrase "blind justice." :)

[unpossibles]

62. actually, I was thinking the other day how much better

of a choice he would be for this job. weird.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

54. Worked for him, didn't it?

"Why should Presidents have any experience? I think America would like a legally retarded, coke-snorting, gin-soaked asshole. And that's why I ran -- he he he he..."

[Ilsa]

55. "And being a failure at everything I've ever tried has qualified

me for being a failed president," Dim Son said.

[Puglover]

56. Yeah you miserable fuck...

Up is down. Black is white. Death is life. Whatever you say DimSon.

[SemperEadem]

57. so then * has no problem with affirmative action hires

because Miers is certainly one if her lack of direct experience makes her qualified.

[alcibiades_mystery]

58. Hell, Mohammed Atta's lack of jetliner hours logged didn't seem to hurt

his flying ability.

Why not!

:sarcasm:

[obxhead]

60. I stayed in a Holiday Inn Select once, can I be a judge too?

[Centered]

61. Anyone else thinking this is a "promotion"

to keep her quiet about an affair? Honestly I can see no logical reason for this appointment considerring there must be THOUSANDS of people more qualified. Politics aside for a moment can anyone think of why any president would give such an important job to someone with no expirence?

This is so confusing.... affair or no I just don't see why a president would do this. I just keep thinking back to the "you are the greatest" notes and then Monica Lewinsky flashes into my mind (yuuuuuck)

[sakabatou]

63. D'oh!

[TrogL]

64. I've gone completely insane, right?

War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
Someone who has never been a judge is the perfect choice to sit on the Supreme court.

I feel so much better now.

[melody]

65. This is really a story from the Onion, right?

This jackass wasn't stupid enough to *really^ say this, was he?

[antonialee839]

66. Then * must be the greatest president ever.