Senators ask Harriet Miers to Redo Questionnaire
WASHINGTON - The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers to resubmit parts of her judicial questionnaire, saying various members had found her responses "inadequate," "insufficient" and "insulting."
A letter from Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) asked Miers to "please type your responses this time. The Committee found your habit of dotting your i's with smiley faces distracting."
The letter continued, noting that, "although it had been erased, it was still clearly legible that "HM + GWB true love 4ever" had been written on the cover. This could prompt the Committee to question your ability to rule from the bench with impartiality."
Former Senator Dan Coats of Indiana, who is shepherding Ms. Miers' nomination through the Committee, defended her responses.
"From the outset, Ms. Miers told Senator Specter that she had years' worth of files to review, and that some follow-up might be necessary," said Coats.
"She is still in the process of reviewing the many hundreds of obsequious, fawning thank-you notes she has sent to the President over the years."
The Committee found Miers' responses lacking in other ways as well. In response to the question of whether or not she viewed the case of Row v. Wade as a matter of settled precedent, she wrote, "Not sure. Let me see what it's about and get back to you."
It has also come to light that Miers' law license has been suspended twice due to non-payment of dues, once in Texas in 1989, and once in Washington while serving as White House Counsel.
The letter stated that the Committee found her explanation for the lapse, that "the checks must have gotten lost or something," to be inadequate.
Hearings for Miers are supposed to begin on November 7, although she has said she has to check her calendar and make sure she can make it that day.
President George W. Bush (right) with Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers.
A letter from Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) asked Miers to "please type your responses this time. The Committee found your habit of dotting your i's with smiley faces distracting."
The letter continued, noting that, "although it had been erased, it was still clearly legible that "HM + GWB true love 4ever" had been written on the cover. This could prompt the Committee to question your ability to rule from the bench with impartiality."
Former Senator Dan Coats of Indiana, who is shepherding Ms. Miers' nomination through the Committee, defended her responses.
"From the outset, Ms. Miers told Senator Specter that she had years' worth of files to review, and that some follow-up might be necessary," said Coats.
"She is still in the process of reviewing the many hundreds of obsequious, fawning thank-you notes she has sent to the President over the years."
The Committee found Miers' responses lacking in other ways as well. In response to the question of whether or not she viewed the case of Row v. Wade as a matter of settled precedent, she wrote, "Not sure. Let me see what it's about and get back to you."
It has also come to light that Miers' law license has been suspended twice due to non-payment of dues, once in Texas in 1989, and once in Washington while serving as White House Counsel.
The letter stated that the Committee found her explanation for the lapse, that "the checks must have gotten lost or something," to be inadequate.
Hearings for Miers are supposed to begin on November 7, although she has said she has to check her calendar and make sure she can make it that day.
President George W. Bush (right) with Supreme Court Nominee Harriet Miers.
posted by Ish at 10:00 AM
4 Comments:
funny! Thank you Ish.
Thanks for reading! Please come again. :-)
Did he come up with that?
I understand he calls Karl Rove either "Boy Genius" or "Turd Blossom." Probably mostly the latter these days.
The man may not be an intellectual heavyweight, but he knows how to give nicknames.
Harriet Miers has a blog.
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