Looking for the "Judge Harriet" skeletons ???

[Racenut20]

Check out daddy and see if he is one of the right wing Dallas group that conspired to kill President Kennedy.

[Alpharetta]

1. I'd like to know what legal arguments she's helped make for Rove

the "enemy combatant" strategy?

the "export combatants to other countries so they can be tortured for information" strategy?

the arguments to keep Abu Ghraib pictures from being released?

arguments to keep the Energy Task Force minutes private?

et al...

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. In her remarks with W just now she made no reference to a husband

Is she married or have her own family?

[Why Syzygy]

3. Does Roberts?

What difference does that make?

[still_one]

5. until the prosecuter comes back with indictments

the democrats better NOT let another * appointment go through

If bush and company committed treason, I don't want their justices serving

[July]

15. Best reason for a filibuster right now. nt

[onenote]

16. not a reason at all

First of all, Plame indictments are due by the end of the month. It will take a couple of weeks to prepare for and hold hearings on her nomination. Its likely that a vote won't be held until the first week of November under any circumstances. Even if they move the nomination more quickly, there is not a chance in hell that the Dems would actually filibuster her nomination because of the Plame investigation. If nothing comes up implicating chimpy---and I'm pretty much willing to bet that will be the case-- the Dems would look extremely foolish for having held up the nomination.

onenote

[July]

17. I don't agree.

Nor do I care about Democrats "looking foolish."

Katrina made the uninformed notice that Bush appoints people loyal to him and his goals, as well as people who lack experience for the jobs they're given. Miers may be a good lawyer, but she has NO judicial experience and a cozy history w/George. Those reasons alone should make Democrats scrutinize her carefully.

The Plame investigation may have very serious implications for this administration. We don't know that it will, but we should have an idea in a short time. IF the investigation leads to criminal charges against Bush, Cheney, or even against their top aides, I think there is very good reason to put a hold on Bush's opportunity to give a lifetime appointment to another crony. The Supreme Court can wait a little longer for a new justice; it has functioned with fewer than nine justices before. Once she's in, it will be very hard to get her out.

I also feel that, given the stonewalling on the Roberts papers, it would be nice for us (Americans) to see the Congress take its job seriously. These are strange times, and I hope they are very deliberate this time around.

[onenote]

18. you ought to care about Democrats looking foolish

As I said...chances are that Fitzgerald's report will be out before this nomination is voted on...if chimpy isn't specifically charged with something there is no basis for filibustering...

Making filibuster threats at this point will hurt the Democrats and help chimpy...

onenote

[July]

19. I "ought" to?

It's your opinion, which I don't share, that it will make Democrats look foolish.

Cronyism by this administration is a serious matter, and it is detrimental to the nation, as well. To me, that's a perfectly reasonable cause for scrutinizing Miers and possibly for filibustering her. Even before we know the results of the Fitzgerald work, cronyism is a problem. We already know that both Bush and Cheney's top aides are involved in some way in Plame. That suggests to me that caution is in order.

Democrats look foolish to me when they don't ask hard questions and insist upon answers. Republicans will do anything they can to make Democrats look foolish, anyway. So I don't worry about that.

[hootinholler]

12. Well, Roberts has 2 adopted Irish children...

Whose adoption proceedings appear to have been under 'special' circumstances.

Other than that, no it doesn't matter.

-Hoot

[Mass]

4. She is single\nt

[onenote]

11. not married

and please don't tell me that bothers anyone here. Its a freeper point, not one of ours.

onenote

[tanyev]

6. Chair of the Texas Lottery Commission 1995-2000

GTECH gaming scandals.

On April 12, 1998, a gambling industry analyst proclaimed GTECH's ethical troubles were a thing of the past. On September 18, 1998, the Dallas Morning News reported that GTECH settled a lawsuit brought by former Texas lottery director Nora Linares in which she alleged GTECH hired her boyfriend to gain leverage over her. Less than two years later, on July 7, 2000, the Austin American Statesman reported that GTECH executives were forced to resign over a number issues, including failure to disclose a computer glitch to their clients that caused erroneous payments in millions of lottery transactions in Texas and Great Britain.

In a July 1999 letter, Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family rightly points out that the gambling industry "pours vast sums into campaign coffers of gambling-friendly politicians." Continuing, he states that "most politicians will dance for anyone who offers them bushels of cash. It's what keeps them in office."
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/creech/050327

From a right wing nutter source, no less.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. Doesn't the Governor of Texas appoint the chairs of commissions?

Since she served while Bush was Governor, it might be interesting to find out who hired her?

[tanyev]

8. Same ol', same ol'

Lottery Commission
Upon taking office in 1995, Gov. Bush appointed his personal lawyer, Harriet Miers ($22,000 to Bush’s gubernatorial campaigns), to watch over the Texas Lottery Commission. The Texas Lottery is intertwined with ex-Texas Speaker and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes. In 1991, Barnes lobbied to create the Texas Lottery. The next year Barnes became arguably the highest paid lobbyist in Texas history. Gtech—the only contractor that the Texas Lottery has ever had—agreed to pay Barnes annual fees of up to $3.2 million. Barnes kicked back one-third of this money to a Gtech executive who was convicted in 1996 of taking New Jersey lobby kickbacks. In a further revolving-door scandal, Gtech hired top Bush aides Cliff Johnson and Reggie Bashur as lobbyists as they exited the Governor’s Office. In the wake of these scandals, Gtech paid $23 million to buy Barnes out of his lobby contract and the Lottery Commissioners rebid Gtech’s contract. Gtech simply won the contract again. Gtech paid $300,000 in 1999 to settle a lawsuit by ex-Texas Lottery Director Lawrence Littwin. Littwin alleged that the commissioners fired him for digging into Gtech’s political influence. He said the company controlled the commissioners because of what Barnes knew about Bush’s military service. As House Speaker in 1968, Barnes wrote a letter to help get young George W. Bush a coveted spot in the Texas Air National Guard—far from the Vietnamese rice paddies.
http://www.tpj.org/docs/2000/10/reports/appointments/boards.html

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. Gee what a small world

Thanks for finding that.

[Alpharetta]

9. Did she help with the "no crime was committed" Plame argument?

There are so many ridiculous legal arguments made by this White House, I'd like to know which ones she helped make.

[mzteris]

10. more on her lottery position

In 1995, Mr. Bush, then in his first months as governor of Texas, appointed Ms. Miers to a six-year term as chairwoman of the Texas Lottery Commission. Ms. Miers unexpectedly resigned after five years that were marked by controversy and the dismissal of two executive directors of the commission.

The first executive director, Nora Linares, was fired in 1997 when it became public that her boyfriend had worked for the company that held the contract to operate the lottery.

Ms. Linares's successor was dismissed after only five months when he began reviewing campaign contributions of state legislators without the commission's knowledge.

hmmmmmmmm............

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. So Bush APPOINTED Miers to Chair the TX Lottery Commission

and it seems she certainly did make a mess of things.

This gal isn't going to get past GO. Bush is throwing out a bone to the dogs to distract from Fitzgerald's pending indictments and to replace her latter with his real choice for the SC.