White House Counsel Harriet Miers speaks after being nominated by President George W. Bush as Supreme Court Justice during a statement from the Oval Office on Monday October 3, 2005. -White House photo by Paul Morse According to the Matt Drudge, Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers found Christ in 1979, and then became a Republican. Drudge is saying that the New York Times is set to splash the story on front pages tomorrow morning. Well, this could be a tough pill for Harry Reid to swallow. Her merits of personal affability and answering phone calls promptly are not likely to outweigh the unconscionable demerit of her being an evangelical. For…
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Encouraging News about Harriet Miers?
World magazine’s blog has an encouraging set of entries on Harriet Miers. According to an interview with her good friend, Texas Supreme Court justice Nathan Hecht, she is an originalist in her approach to constitutional (and biblical!) interpretation. The blog also reports that Miers is a committed evangelical Christian who is a regular tither to her church in Dallas and who holds the same position on abortion as the majority of other evangelicals in America. As for reports that Miers donated money to Democrat candidates for President in the late 80’s, Hecht says, “If she did it, it was because [her law] firm made her do it.â€
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It’s Harriet Miers
Harriet Miers, White House counsel, being named to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. She was on the short list, and now she is the one. President Bush has nominated Harriet Miers to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by Sandra Day O’Connor. Miers has no “paper trail,†as it were, having never served as a judge. We will be following this nomination very closely. Stay tuned. New York Times’ Profile of Harriet Miers
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Travesty: Abortion as Charity!
The Associated Press reports that the only abortion clinic in central Arkansas is offering free abortions to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Jerry Edwards says, “If we didn’t provide it now, they would get it later — a late-term abortion that would give greater risk to the mother’s health.†Dr. Edwards says he has already provided six free abortions that would normally cost between $525 and $600. The abortion clinic is called “Little Rock Family Planning Services†and was featured in this past Sunday’s New York Times in an article titled “Under Din of Abortion Debate, an Experience Shared Quietly.†The Times article tells the tragic stories of a number…
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Scopes Monkey Trial 2: Intelligent Design on Trial
The New York Times reports today about an upcoming court case in Pennsylvania. “Advocates on both sides of the issue have lined up behind the case, often calling it Scopes II, in reference to the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial that was the last century’s great face-off over evolution. “On the evolutionists’ side is a legal team put together by the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. These groups want to put intelligent design itself on trial and discredit it so thoroughly that no other school board would dare authorize teaching it. “Witold J. Walczak, legal director of the A.C.L.U. of Pennsylvania, said the…
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L.B.J. and Senator Russell Long after Hurricane Betsy
Lyndon Johnson and Senator Russell Long of Louisiana peer out of Air Force One in 1965 to survey the damage done by Hurricane Betsy. – Yoichi R. Okamoto / Lyndon Baines Johnson Library NBC News Anchorman Brian Williams provides a glimpse into how Lyndon Johnson used a trip to New Orleans after Hurricane Betsy in 1965 for political advantage. This is a gem of an Op-Ed. Go check it out. It’s titled “L.B.J.’s Political Hurricane.â€
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What Do They Know That We Don’t? (Part 2)
Scene from John Roberts’ Confirmation Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Recent discussions of Judge John Roberts reveal that he is not an altogether satisfying choice for those who occupy places at both ends of the political spectrum. Liberals have been in a tizzy since his nomination, fearing that he will perhaps be in a majority that could overturn Roe v. Wade. Even some conservatives have had persistent questions as to Roberts’ conservative bona fide’s (which I wrote about two months ago here). In particular, conservatives have been questioning what kind of a conservative justice Roberts will prove to be. Is Roberts the kind of conservative who will conserve the…
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Let’s Hope He’s Wrong
Charles Krauthammer predicts that as Chief Justice John Roberts would vote to uphold the infamous Roe v. Wade precedent. Krauthammer also makes the unintelligible claim that Roberts will be a “traditional conservative†who will move the court to the “left.†If Krauthammer’s definition of “traditional conservatism†includes upholding Roe and moving the Supreme Court to the left, then I’m afraid Krauthammer is losing touch with what conservatism is. “Roe v. Roberts†– by Charles Krauthammer
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State of Louisiana Prevented Red Cross from Providing Relief to New Orleans Superdome
This is an unbelievable story being reported by Major Garrett of FOX News. The following is from Hugh Hewitt’s website: “The Fox News Channel’s Major Garrett was just on my show extending the story he had just reported on Brit Hume’s show: The Red Cross is confirming to Garrett that it had prepositioned water, food, blankets and hygiene products for delivery to the Superdome and the Convention Center in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, but were blocked from delivering those supplies by orders of the Louisiana state government, which did not want to attract people to the Superdome and/or Convention Center. Garrett has no paper trail yet, but will…
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Majority of Americans Do Not Blame Bush for Hurricane Aftermath
According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll, the majority of Americans do not blame President Bush for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This is good news in light of the rush to judgment in the press to blame President Bush (see my previous posts).