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Thu - October 27, 2005 at 09:47 PM inSupreme Court Nominee
Harriet Meirs proved to be the Supreme Court nominee who could unite both ends of the political spectrum. Unfortunately for her, the politicians were not united with Meirs herself, and now she's out of the running.
The question now is who will be the next nominee? I personally don't subscribe to the theory that Meirs was a red herring so that Bush could nominate someone from the hard right and get away with it. That strategy would require a level of competence this administration has not been demonstrating lately. Meirs was a screw-up from top to bottom. I think the next nomination will tacitly acknowledge the fundamental political reality of 2005: The President is politically very weak right now. With approval ratings under 40%, scandals beginning to creep as far as the Vice President's office, and open revolt among congressional Republicans, Bush simply does not have any political capital left with which to sell a Supreme Court nominee. So we will see someone who can attract a broad spectrum of support. Someone like Roberts, someone who is highly qualified and doesn't have any baggage which would upset either extreme. There are a lot of people on the hard right end of the political spectrum who are taking credit for sinking Meirs and demanding someone to their liking. But I just don't see that happening. Meirs sank because nobody thought she was a good nomination (even though the hard right screamed louder than most), and someone far to the right would be hard to get through a closely divided Senate. Bush simply doesn't have the power to push through a divisive nominee. Posted at 09:47 PM | Permalink | | | |
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