Re: Libs, Dems: What should we do about Miers?
Haven't read any responses yet.
Dems should stand back for now. Once the hearings start(not a given HM makes it that far BTW), all the Dems' ?'s should be designed to (gently)expose her utter lack of Constiutional knowledge.
And then, every Dem should vote against her. She's not qualified, it's pure cronyism, and if there's one thing she will do if confirmed, it will be to vote against abortion rights at every opportunity. God only knows how she'll vote on any other issue.(NOTE: I'm not necessarily pro or anti Roe, I'm just advising Dems here)
When you start playing these "least bad/most confirmable/identity politics" type games you wind up w/things like Gore's 2000 campaign & Kerry's entire candidacy, including the very thought of him as the candidate to begin with.
Or, if you're a Repub, that's how you wind up w/Kennedy & Souter on the SCOTUS, instead of some duo from Bork/DGinsburg/Silberman/Posner/Jones/Garza.
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