October 17, 2005

Harriet and the Pundits of Doom

By James Lewis
Most of the time modern liberals seem to think with their glands, while conservatives think with their brains. Until Harriet Miers, that is. In the last few weeks the roles have suddenly switched, and my favorite pundits are throwing the heaving vapors all over the carpet.  What's going on? It seems that some people have turned against Harriet Miers before very many facts came out.  Indeed, the biggest complaint on the Right seems to be that we can't read her articles or opinions, so we must assume she is not qualified. If Miers hasn't published, she must perish. Can we all take a deep breath and calm down? Maybe we can find enough facts to make a reasoned choice. Here are some. First, does Harriet Miers have any judicial philosophy at all?  Some commentators suggest that because she has no written philosophy, she can't possibly have any deep and clear judicial convictions.  That strikes me as pure malarkey. In fact, Ms. Miers was in charge of picking...(Read Full Article)