If Miers has been *'s "constant companion", why have I never heard of her?

[RevolutionStartsNow]

She goes to Camp David, accompanies him on the "brush clearing" vacations, etc., why is this the first I've seen her face? How many people like this does he have around him?

[barbaraann]

1. Condi and Miers go to Camp David?

Gee, my husband doesn't bring other women along when we go away for a weekend.

[Orrex]

2. Maybe that's why he's not President

Assemble a suitable entourage for him, and you'll be in the Whitehouse before you know it.

[tx_dem41]

5. So I guess it would be acceptable to you, if only men were appointed..

to cabinet/sub-cabinet positions? :eyes:

I thought this mindset was fading away...especially among progressives. Or is the bias against * just making you hypocritical?

[barbaraann]

9. My point is that Rice and Miers have no life outside of being

Bush groupies. They don't go there to work, they go there as groupies.

[tx_dem41]

11. And this is based on......?

I guess you felt the same when Sec of State Allbright went to Camp David as well.

[barbaraann]

12. Lots of reading.

Bill Clinton didn't surround himself with appointees who primary qualification was loyalty/devotion.

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. Her name's been floating around in higher profile lately

I'd say the last couple of years, at least. When the Roberts nomination came up, she was talked about ALOT. IIRC, she was one of the first to start prepping Roberts for committee hearings (although he didn't need much having been a prepper himself).

[leftofthedial]

4. count your blessings that this is the first time you've seen her face

just sayin'

[SoCalDem]

6. she's been busy

Harriet Miers Biography



Harriet Miers serves as Counsel to the President. Most recently, she served as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff, and prior to that she was Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary.



Ms. Miers has a long and distinguished professional career.



Before joining the President’s staff, she was Co-Managing Partner at Locke Liddell & Sapp, LLP from 1998-2000. She had worked at the Locke Purnell, Rain & Harrell firm, or its predecessor, from 1972 until its merger with the Liddell Sapp firm. From 1995 until 2000, she was chair of the Texas Lottery Commission. In 1992, Harriet became the first woman president of the Texas State Bar, and in 1985 she became the first woman president of the Dallas Bar Association. She also served as a Member-At-Large on the Dallas City Council.



Ms. Miers received her bachelor's degree in Mathematics in 1967 and J.D. in 1970 from Southern Methodist University. Upon graduation, she clerked for U.S. District Judge Joe E. Estes from 1970 to 1972.



Ms. Miers had a distinguished career as a trial litigator, representing such clients as Microsoft, Walt Disney Co. and SunGard Data Systems Inc. Moreover, when she left her law firm of Locke, Liddell & Sapp, Ms. Miers was serving as Co-Managing Partner of the firm which had more than 400 lawyers.



Throughout her career, Ms. Miers has been committed to public service. In addition to her extensive involvement in the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association, Ms. Miers has been an elected official, a statewide officeholder, and a strong advocate of pro bono work.



During her time in the Administration, Ms. Miers has addressed numerous legal and policy questions at the highest levels of decision making, most recently serving as the Counsel to the President of the United States.



Ms. Miers has been a trailblazer for women professionals.

In 1972, Ms. Miers became the first woman hired at Dallas's Locke Purnell Rain Harrell. In March 1996, her colleagues elected her the first female President of Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell, at that time a firm of about 200 lawyers. She was the first woman to lead a Texas firm of that size.

In 1985, Ms. Miers was selected as the first woman to become President of the Dallas Bar Association.

In 1992, she became the first woman elected President of the State Bar of Texas. Ms. Miers served as the President of the State Bar of Texas from 1992 to 1993.

Ms. Miers recent career has been marked by her participation at the highest levels of government.

She was appointed Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary on January 20, 2001. As Staff Secretary, Ms. Miers acted as "the ultimate gatekeeper for what crosses the desk of the nation's commander in chief." In addition to this important role, Ms. Miers supervised more than 60 employees in four departments.

In 2003, Ms. Miers was named Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff. As part of the Office of the Chief of Staff, she was a top domestic policy advisor to the President.

Ms. Miers has served as Counsel to the President since February 2005. In this role, she has served as the top lawyer to the President and the White House, and in particular has been the principal advisor judicial nominations.

Ms. Miers's professional accomplishments have been recognized time and time again.

Ms. Miers made partner at her law firm in 1978; the next year, she was honored as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Dallas by the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.

On numerous occasions, the National Law Journal named her one of the Nation's 100 most powerful attorneys, and as one of the Nation's top 50 women lawyers.

She has received countless awards recognizing her distinguished career, including 1997 Woman of the Year, the 1996 Louise Raggio Award, the 1993 Sarah T. Hughes Award, and the 1992 Dallas Bar Association's Justinian Award for Community Service. In 2005 she received the Sandra Day O'Connor award.

In 1996 alone, she was honored with the Anti-Defamation League's Jurisprudence Award and the Legal Services of North Texas 1996 Merrill Hartman Award.

She also has been the recipient of a Women of Excellence Award, sponsored by Dallas's Women's Enterprise, for her work with the Dallas Bar Association and Dallas's Girls Inc.

Ms. Miers has been an active participant in our nation's political process.

In 1989, she was elected to a two-year term as an at-large candidate on the Dallas City Council. She chose not to run for re-election when her term expired.

Ms. Miers served as general counsel for the transition team of Governor-elect George W. Bush in 1994.

From 1995 until 2000, Ms. Miers served as Chairwoman of the Texas Lottery Commission, a voluntary public service position she undertook while maintaining her legal practice and other responsibilities. After then-Governor Bush appointed Ms. Miers to a six-year term on the Texas Lottery Commission, she served as a driving force behind its cleanup. In an editorial, The Dallas Morning News complimented her distinguished service and her success in ensuring the lottery's integrity.

In addition to her trailblazing role in the Dallas Bar and Texas State Bar, Ms. Miers has been a strong voice in the American Bar Association, the leading professional organization for lawyers across the country, and the Texas State Bar.

She was one of two candidates for the number two position at the ABA, chair of the House of Delegates, before withdrawing her candidacy to move to Washington to serve in the Bush Administration.

Ms. Miers also served as the chair of the ABA's Commission on Multi-jurisdictional Practice and was a member of the ABA Governance Committee.

She has also served as the Chair of the Board of Editors of the ABA Bar Journal.

Similarly, she has served as the chairwoman of the Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee of the State Bar of Texas.

Throughout her career, Ms. Miers has successfully balanced her professional obligations and community involvement.

For example, while she served as President of the State Bar of Texas, Ms. Miers also logged 125 pro bono hours handling an immigration and naturalization case for Catholic Charities of Dallas.

In addition to her service to the Bar and her pro bono commitments, Ms. Miers has served on the Executive Board for the Southern Methodist University School of Law and as a Trustee of the Southwestern Legal Foundation.

Ms. Miers is single and very close to her family: two brothers and her mother live in Dallas, and a third brother lives in Houston.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

7. Thanks for that...some interesting points

Like this:
"In 2003...she was a top domestic policy advisor to the President."

We all know how successful the president's domestic policy has been...

[SoCalDem]

10. Another stealth candidate with no family of her own

In fairness, Roberts did buy one at age 45.. Harriet was too busy for a husband and family.. The "pregnant & chanined to the stove" crowd may not like this "career gal"..

[Skidmore]

8. Just part of *'s harem.

[Straight Shooter]

13. Representing Microsoft. Well, now we know she's consumer-friendly.

:sarcasm: