Meirs tied to Bush' National Guard Scandal

[WestHoustonDem]

http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/attytood/archives/002383.html

Breaking News: President Bush on Monday nominated White House counsel Harriet Miers to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court, reaching into his loyal inner circle for a pick that could reshape the nation's judiciary for years to come.

Last week, we looked at a troubling episode in Miers' past -- we're reposting for anyone who missed it:

White House counsel Harriet Miers has never served as a judge before, and while this career "hard-nosed lawyer" (as she is invariably described) from Texas certainly deserves some kudos for a trailblazing career as a female lawyer, she's not a legal scholar, either.

But she does know better than just about anyone else where the bodies are buried (relax, it's a just a metaphor...we hope) in President Bush's National Guard scandal. In fact, Bush's Texas gubenatorial campaign in 1998 (when he was starting to eye the White House) actually paid Miers $19,000 to run an internal pre-emptive probe of the potential scandal. Not long after, a since-settled lawsuit alleged that the Texas Lottery Commission -- while chaired by Bush appointee Miers -- played a role in a multi-million dollar cover-up of the scandal.

[fooj]

1. She's also connected to Gonzales. Ugh.

Peace.

[Avalux]

2. She's an insider. She knows the underhandedness carried on by the WH

That alone makes me shudder; how can this woman be ethical?

[TheFarseer]

3. This is the angle we need to play

Especially any improper use of lotto funds. We don't want to turn this into Roe v Wade II. We all know where that gets us. I want to pound them into dust on corruption.

[speedoo]

4. Dem senators need to pound away on this,

She has no judicial record, therfefore everything else becomes mmore important. This woman must not be nominated.

Need to get moderate Repub senators to vote no.

[TheFarseer]

5. If we can link her to corruption

then we might shame some repubs into voting 'no' *Some* of them are sick of this crap too or at least embarrassed by it. We will never get any repubs on board by talking about "rights" They are so warped, most of them think rights is a synonym for abortion.