This is a pretty good summation of Harriet Miers time in TX

[boston bean]

Texans remember Miers as lottery chief, city council member
President Bush announced this morning that he would nominate White House counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court seat vacated by Sandra Day O’Connor. While much of the early press has focused on her judicial experience (none) and her close ties to Bush, Texans remember the Dallas attorney for her five-year tenure as chairwoman of the Texas Lottery Commission, and her stint on the Dallas city council.

The Houston Chronicle reports today that Miers was known for her steely personality at the commission. The article quotes one former employee:

“Although she’s a small-framed woman, we all believed she came through the Marines and maybe ate nails for breakfast because she’s one tough cookie,” said Horace Taylor, a former lottery employee who worked for Miers.

While at the lottery, Miers ran into problems with Ben Barnes (the same person whose claims of getting Bush into the National Guard spurred the flawed 60 Minutes II report last year), who was then a lobbyist for GTech, a company that operates lotteries in several states. According to a January 6, 2001, article (pay) in the Houston Chronicle, Miers took an active role in uncovering the scandal:

http://www.southnow.org/blog/

When you get to the page go down about half way and you will find the entry.

[flying_wahini]

1. that's a great article,,,,,

no wonder the bush's love her.....