First Lady dragged into turmoil over judge's nomination

[Algorem]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/16/wlaura16.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/16/ixworld.html

By Philip Sherwell in Washington
(Filed: 16/10/2005)

Long regarded as President George W Bush's greatest and most untouchable political asset, Laura Bush has finally been dragged into the chaos embroiling her husband's administration.

The First Lady played a key role in his controversial decision to nominate Harriet Miers, a close family friend who she first met at university in Texas, as a Supreme Court judge, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. That decision has sparked the most serious crisis of Mr Bush's almost five years in office.

Mrs Bush personally backed Ms Miers for the vacancy on the country's highest court after lobbying publicly for a woman to replace the retiring Sandra Day O'Connor. She then angered conservative critics of the nomination by telling a television interviewer that sexism was probably behind their opposition to the choice.

Although Mrs Bush has sought less of the limelight than other First Ladies - most notably Hillary Clinton - it was not the first time that she has been drafted in to help her husband as he faced political difficulties. Most recently, she helped in a damage limitation campaign in the fall-out over Hurricane Katrina. But the First Lady's normally impeccable political instincts seemed to desert her when she appeared last week alongside her husband on America's most popular morning television show...

[Arkana]

1. "Impeccable political instincts"?

:rofl:

What are those--to suck down Xanax and vodka like a fiend, then stand behind her husband with that Jack Nicholson Joker-smile on her face?

[krkaufman]

13. CHuckle. Exactly. It's not like she's out in the public eye much at all.

And, sorry, but she's hardly as well-educated or savvy as Hillary. And I'm no fan of Hillary.

[Neil Lisst]

15. Nicely put, Arkana! ^^^^^^^

suck down Xanax and vodka like a fiend, then stand behind her husband with that Jack Nicholson Joker-smile on her face

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. She met Miers in college?

hmm I wonder if she sold pot to her? :)

[DemBones DemBones]

8. Oooh. . . there's a thought.

A weird thought -- imagine Laura and Harriet getting stoned together?

:rofl:

[dogman]

3. Dragged in, Bull!

She is largely responsible.

[sallyseven]

4. She really hates her

husband and his women friends.

[Metta]

5. Poor baby.

Let's see what happens when the going gets tough.

[Tinksrival]

6. "most serious crisis of Mr Bush's almost five years in office."

Has this guy been living on another planet! How bout a war based on lies cause the destruction of a country and the loss and maiming of hundreds of thousands. :eyes:

[SpiralHawk]

7. Harriet and "Dime Bag" Laura were pals in college???

Pufffffff.....

[leesa]

9. You mean she's come out of her xanex-induced coma?

What a whore.

[TaleWgnDg]

14. Can *we* keep the derogatory remarks removed from sexism? thanks. n/t

[pinniped]

10. Regarded by whom?

Sure as hell not me. This dolt couldn't even solve the gang problem. Address the issue and disappear, good job, lameO.

[journalist3072]

11. And Laura had the nerve to say on the Today show..

That she thought it was possible that sexism is playing a part in the criticism of Miers. So since some of the main criticism of Miers has come from the Republican Party, is Laura admitting her Party is full of sexists?

[ninkasi]

12. Having raised three children

of my own, two younger brothers, two stepdaughters, and a few kids who had problems at home, I can tell you that judging from the results, Laura is no asset when it comes to having even a shred of common sense. She needs to retreat back into whatever drug and vodka induced haze she lives in and leave important matters concerning the rest of us to us.

I can only say that any Democratic Senator who votes to confirm bimbo Miers should be punished at the polls. If she is an example of Laura's "impeccable political instincts", she needs to resort to Ouija boards instead.

[Neil Lisst]

16. Laura and George both look medicated to me.

Much of the time.

Maybe oxycontin, since that seemed to do it for Rush, or maybe percodan, like the late Chief Justice.