A little sympathy for Harriet Miers

[nancylebov]

I'm glad that she isn't a Supreme Court justice, but her life has been made worse mostly as a result of bad luck rather than because of her own mistakes. I think it would have taken unusually good judgement for her to have turned down the nomination.

Comments

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on all counts.

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

Her life may have been made better -- depending on what she wants from life.

Robert Bork's defeat brought him fame, a reputation in some circles as a martyr to conservative principles, and a wider audience for his opinions.

I expect Harriet Miers will get at least one book offer, and higher prominence in Texas politics.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Afaik, Bork lost out because of his beliefs. Miers lost out because no one could tell what she believed. When a little came out, it may have been too little too late to make her reputation with anyone, but we'll see.

[avram]

Miers lost out because she wasn't honest and upfront about what she believes. Now, she might also have lost if she had been -- it's even possible that she doesn't actually have any beliefs about constitutional law -- but we'll probably never know.

Now she has nothing to look forward to but revenues speeches and a ghost-written book. Maybe a nice sinecure somewhere.

[orangemike.livejournal.com]

I'm contemptuous of her for whining that the Congressional inquiries about who the heck she is were "unfair"! Gimme a break, lady!

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

It would have taken good judgement for Bush to not have nominated her in the first place. That seems to be unusual.

[cynthia1960.livejournal.com]

Somebody on NPR this morning noted that she did a greater service by withdrawing than Dubya did by nominating her in the first place.

[madfilkentist]

I don't blame Miers; I blame Bush for nominating her to a position where her qualifications fell short, and where she faced an obvious conflict of interest. She did the honorable thing in withdrawing.

[holzman.livejournal.com]

More honorable still would have been declining to waste the country's time by accepting in the first place.