No More Brownies!

Harriet Miers is not qualified to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States of America. There, I said it! Why is it so hard for Democratic Senators and progressive Republicans (all three of them) to say this? Is she a highly, qualified lawyer? Absolutely. Has she served her client well and helped him out of problems caused by his stupidity? You betcha. Does this qualify you to serve on the Supreme Court? No way! She never has served as a judge at any level and her ridiculous attempt at answering basic constitutional questions shows that she has no background in federal jurisprudence. She is simply one of the one million lawyers practicing in the US. The fact that she happens to have Bush as a client makes her no more qualified to be on the Supreme Court than it would be for Bush's stockbroker to head the SEC, his chauffeur to be Secretary of Transportation, or one of his National Guard buddies (assuming one can be found that actually remembers seeing him) to be Secretary of Defense. Although I have to admit that any of these choices would be superior to the hacks, cronies, incompetents and crooks that have been foisted on us so far. Why all this hesitancy to come out and say what everyone knows? Is it because this is considered a "woman's" seat on the bench? Haven't we come far enough in recognizing the accomplishments of women in this country that we can attack one who is simply unqualified for a job. Come on, there are literally thousands of female attorneys in this country more qualified than Harriet Miers. We've seen in New Orleans what happens when you allow cronies to fill important positions. Now I'm not saying hundreds of people will die if Miers is given a pass. But, clearly the standard of what it takes to ascend to the highest bench will die, as will many of the rights that have been fought for over the last 50 years.