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By Feddie Posted in SCOTUS — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

Harriet Miers? Are you freakin' kidding me?!

Can someone--anyone--make the case for Justice Miers on the merits? Seriously, this is the best the president could do?

And what really sticks in my craw is the president's unwillingness to have a national debate about the proper method of interpreting the Constitution. I suppose I should have seen this coming when White House staffers freaked out over Chief Justice Roberts's ties to the Federalist Society.

Thanks for nothing, Mr. President. You had better pray that Justice Miers is a staunch legal conservative, because if she turns out to be another O'Connor then the Republican Party is in for a world of hurt.

Un-freakin'-believable.

Oh, and if any of you RNC staffers are reading, you can take my name off the mailing list. I am not giving the national Republican Party another dime.

Update: O.k., I've received several calls and emails from conservative buddies telling me to chill out and reserve judgment on Miers. I suppose I should do that, but I am really furious about the president's unwillingness to nominate an outspoken legal conservative. This nomination is not just about one person. This country desperately needs to have a national debate about the proper method of interpreting the Constitution. And what does the president do? He balks at taking on the penumbra lovers on the merits.

Disgusting.

(cross-posted at Southern Appeal)