October 14, 2005
SAD WHEN BARBARA BOXER'S THE SMARTEST ONE IN THE ROOM (via David Hill, The Bronx):
Calls for Miers to withdraw get louder (Carolyn Lochhead, October 14, 2005, CS Monitor)
"If ever there was a wait-and-see nomination, this is it," said Sen. Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who has close ties to the Senate Democratic leadership. "Anything can happen."Posted by Orrin Judd at October 14, 2005 8:52 AMBoxer agreed that Miers' nomination is in trouble. Even a handful of pro-choice Republicans worried about Miers' stance on abortion -- or anti-abortion Republicans worried about the same thing -- could ally with Democrats to defeat the nomination in the Judiciary Committee or on the Senate floor. [...]
"Here's what I know about Harriet Miers," Boxer said. "I know that she's a crony of the president. I know she thinks he's the most brilliant man she's ever met. I know that she was head of the search committee and wound up being the nominee, and I know that she is personally anti-choice. Those are things I know."
Although Miers has never said she opposes abortion, allies speaking for her have intimated that she probably is. "She's had every chance to say they're misrepresenting me, and she hasn't ... nor has she refuted it," Boxer said.
Is there any source for the "brilliant man" line except for David Frum, the most vocal opponent of the nomination? Did she say it to anyone else or just her good friend Frum during his cup of coffee in the White House?
Posted by: Bob at October 14, 2005 9:52 AMAh, clearer and clearer. If she said Bush was the most brilliant man she knew, then that meant that Frum wasn't. Jealousy rears its head.
Maybe Frummy just needs a pat on the back and someone to tell him "gosh darnit, you're the mostest brilliant guy around Davy."
Posted by: Jim in Chicago at October 14, 2005 11:16 AM