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October 10, 2005
Fund On Meirs, Land
John Fund opposes Harriet Meirs, and nails Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention in the process:
"But it was Richard Land , president of the Southern Baptist Convention, who went so far as to paint Ms. Miers as virtually a tool of the man who has been her client for the past decade. "In Texas, we have two important values, courage and loyalty," he told a conference call of conservative leaders last Thursday. "If Harriet Miers didn't rule the way George W. Bush thought she would, he would see that as an act of betrayal and so would she." That is an argument in her favor. It sounds more like a blood oath than a dignified nomination process aimed at finding the most qualified individual possible."
(Hat Tip: Ramesh Ponnuru)
Someone is playing the evangelical leadership like a finely-tuned fiddle. The fact that no one else is offering enthusiastic support for Meirs should do more than raise eyebrows. This is downright embarrassing. Evangelical poltical action may have just jumped the shark.
Posted by Matt at October 10, 2005 11:07 AM
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Evangelicals are not a monolithic group. Surely George W. Bush does not think so.
I, also, was very disappointed with the Miers nomination - primarily because I fear that the ABA will not give her a well-qualified rating.
However, Bush has lost an effective majority leader in the house, his leader in the Senate could well be indicted, and either Libby and/or Rove may also be indicted. And I think that Bush took what he saw as the easy route by choosing someone that both Reid and other Democrats had suggested.
Also, I think that much of the initial commotion by the conservatives was the caused by the disappointment that a fight "to the death" of good vs. evil would not ensue.
I am inclined to wait for Ms. Miers testimony before the Judicial Committee.
Barring something we don't know now, I would not be surprised to see the middle of the Senate vote for her confirmation while the far left and far right vote against it.
Posted by: Fran at October 11, 2005 10:42 PM