On my soapbox again.....
I'm sorry but Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers looks like the caseworker "Juno" (portrayed excellently by the late actress Sylvia Sydney) from the film "Bettlejuice."
With that said, it just pisses me off that everyone cares about what Harriet Miers thinks. I may be a little simple but if you are nominated to sit on the highest court in our country, you are not supposed to bring predisposed thinking to the bench. Law is supposed to be interpreted fairly. I wrote and was published in the "Dallas Morning News" my thoughts:
"Religion, race, civil rights, and abortion: many would agree these are all passionate issues to most Americans. If the job of the United States Supreme Court is to interpret law FAIRLY, where does one's views on any of these issues come into play when being nominated? Suppose an openly gay man or woman were nominated to sit on the highest court in the country? Would that nominee automatically rule in favor in all cases concerning gay Americans? I should hope not.
Harriet Miers is being treated like a brand of soft drink that when initially introduced, sold poorly. Now, though a convenient questionnaire stating her pro-life views on abortion, Ms. Miers has been "re-branded" by President Bush to quiet his restless constituents. It's time to stop labeling Harriet Miers and let her speak for herself at confirmation hearings."
And another political note:
As the city of New Orleans was being inundated with flooding from Hurricane Katrina and thousands were pleading for help from FEMA (the "Fail Everyone Management Agency"), Marty Bahamonde, a public affairs officer under then director Mike Brown, pleaded to Brown in an email days after the storm about how quickly conditions were deteriorating at the Louisiana Superdome. Brown's secretary, Sharon Worthy's reply was as follows:
"it is very important that time is allowed for Mr. Brown to eat dinner." In Baton Rouge, Worthy went on to express concern that Brown should be allotted plenty of time in his schedule because "restaurants are getting busy."
AMAZING! Good job Browny!
With that said, it just pisses me off that everyone cares about what Harriet Miers thinks. I may be a little simple but if you are nominated to sit on the highest court in our country, you are not supposed to bring predisposed thinking to the bench. Law is supposed to be interpreted fairly. I wrote and was published in the "Dallas Morning News" my thoughts:
"Religion, race, civil rights, and abortion: many would agree these are all passionate issues to most Americans. If the job of the United States Supreme Court is to interpret law FAIRLY, where does one's views on any of these issues come into play when being nominated? Suppose an openly gay man or woman were nominated to sit on the highest court in the country? Would that nominee automatically rule in favor in all cases concerning gay Americans? I should hope not.
Harriet Miers is being treated like a brand of soft drink that when initially introduced, sold poorly. Now, though a convenient questionnaire stating her pro-life views on abortion, Ms. Miers has been "re-branded" by President Bush to quiet his restless constituents. It's time to stop labeling Harriet Miers and let her speak for herself at confirmation hearings."
And another political note:
As the city of New Orleans was being inundated with flooding from Hurricane Katrina and thousands were pleading for help from FEMA (the "Fail Everyone Management Agency"), Marty Bahamonde, a public affairs officer under then director Mike Brown, pleaded to Brown in an email days after the storm about how quickly conditions were deteriorating at the Louisiana Superdome. Brown's secretary, Sharon Worthy's reply was as follows:
"it is very important that time is allowed for Mr. Brown to eat dinner." In Baton Rouge, Worthy went on to express concern that Brown should be allotted plenty of time in his schedule because "restaurants are getting busy."
AMAZING! Good job Browny!
posted by Matthew Cortez at 10/21/2005 12:50:00 PM
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