Harriet Miers: From "Harriet Who?" To Conservative Disappointment
It didn't take someone long to put up a fake Harriet Miers blog (today's 24th most-shared web link) once President Bush's former personal lawyer and White House Counsel was nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court, ranking as BlogPulse's top personality and burstiest person as well. And it didn't take long for a whole bunch of conservative bloggers to check in with a near-unanimous sigh of disappointment.
"Utterly underwhelmed," groaned Michelle Malkin. "A disappointment," said the Power Line guys. "Where's my Scalia? Where's my Thomas?" demanded Confirm Them. SCOTUS blog offers some middle-of-the-road analysis, while William Kristol at the National Standard is "disappointed, demoralized and depressed." Professor Bainbridge has a common reaction: Harriet Who?
Outside of the "Bush sold us out" conservative mindset are a range of other reactions, including a gay perspective from Balloon Juice, a possible take on her union views from Confined Space, her views on gun control and other issues. AnonymousLefty speculates on Miers' likelihood to avoid answers to tough questions.
In just 24 hours since her nomination, Miers is the subject of more than 2,500 search results on BlogPulse entries.
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Posted by Sue MacDonald at October 4, 2005 12:12 PM
