Miers Will Keep Visiting Senators (despite calls from some conservatives)

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers will continue meeting with senators next week, the White House said Friday, despite calls from some conservatives who said the courtesy visits aren't helping and she should focus instead on preparing for her confirmation hearing.

"She's done about 25 visits so far, and she's got about a dozen next week," White House spokesman Jim Dyke said Friday. "We get advice on a regular basis from outside groups. It doesn't mean it's going to happen."

In a conference call Thursday, some conservatives suggested Miers should stop calling on senators, saying that the visits, which have included some strategic stumbles on her part, have not been helping the White House counsel's nomination as the replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

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[displacedtexan]

1. I noticed she has Senator Box Turtle on her side.

Tee Hee.

Cornyn is such a dweeb.

Must've drawn the short straw.

[MadisonProgressive]

2. Please don't let her talk to anyone!!

[wordpix]

3. she's de-charming the senators

Conservatives saying don't send her to meet the senators because that's worse than she is on paper. Which is pretty bad.

[madrchsod]

4. i wonder if they`ll put any blood on their doors.....

[Hobarticus]

5. Trick or treat! She's treating this like it's a slam-dunk...

Hoping maybe some of that Bush charm will rub off on her? First she pretends that she doesn't have to answer the pre-hearing questionaire, and now she's still schmoozing the Hill. half-assed efforts may work at 1600 Pennsylvania, but you might have to try a little harder than that in the real world, Harriet.