Statement by Senator John Kerry on the Withdrawal of Harriet Miers' Nomina

[Mass]

Once again, Kerry said it all.

Blame Bush, says that he mismanaged that and ceded to the RW ans still insists that Miers was probably not qualified.

http://kerry.senate.gov/v3/cfm/home.cfm

Statement by Senator John Kerry on the Withdrawal of Harriet Miers' Nomination to the Supreme Court

"Caught up in a wave of scandal and concerns about the war in Iraq, the President has allowed right wing interest groups to decide the fate of his Supreme Court nominee rather than stand up to his ultra conservative base. It's a telling statement about the instability and ideological confusion facing the White House and the Republican Party.

"This nomination was mishandled from the beginning. The President nominated someone whose qualifications he alone knew, then refused to disclose the only documents that would give the Senate even a hint of his nominee's judicial philosophy. If the President really believed Harriet Miers was the most qualified candidate for the Supreme Court, he made a terrible mistake refusing to fight for her and capitulating to the right wing.

"In this difficult moment, it's even more important for the President to choose a nominee in the mold of Justice O'Connor who will decide each case on the relevant facts and applicable law rather than someone who will use the Court to pursue an ideological agenda outside the mainstream."

[TheDonkey]

1. heard it on CNN, very good stabs and he was quick to release it.

[whometense]

2. heh heh

"In this difficult moment"

Why, whatever could he be referring to? Oh, right, Miers...:think:

[jillan]

3. I think it was Little Clarkie that brought this up in GD when she was

first announced.

That Harry Reid's support on this nomination was a brilliant move by the dems.

Think about that, and all that has happened since her nomination.
The repugs embarassed themselves over this. The dems now can say exactly what Kerry has said. The repugs shot her down. The dems got to sit back and watch. I heard a caller on Washington Journal call in on the republican line and say how sorry he felt for Sandra Day O'Connor because now she can't step down and care for her ill husband.

Now if they decide to fillibuster the next nominee, they (dems) won't look so bad.

[ginnyinWI]

4. the Dems have kept their hands clean and their powder dry

They were also "good" about John Roberts overall--no fillibuster or anything. So they've got some political capital to spend, methinks. :)

[TayTay]

5. I think so too!

The press is beginning to wake up at last and that should give them some nice wind in their sails. This is gonna get good.

And I love KErry's statement on this. Even, well-thought out and somewhat acidic. I like it.