Harriet Miers: mediocrity rears its ugly head

Harriet Miers? This is a joke, right? Ol "W" is pulling our leg isn't he? Surely he can't honestly believe that Harriet is suitable material for a position on the Supreme Court. But then again mediocrity attracts to mediocrity. It takes one to know one.

What beaurocratic cubbyhole did she stumble out of? What credentials, other than giddy hero worship, does she possess? "W" is so obviously rewarding a fawning worshiper for her sycophancy that we can only shake our heads in wonder at his brazen disregard for our collective intelligence. There have to be about a million Americans spread throughout the various levels of public service and private enterprise that are more qualified than she for the post he nominated her for. Her inability to answer substantive questions put to her by Senators and Congessmen in the early stages of her debut on the national stage hardly inspires confidence that she will be able to cogently assess and rule on issues that come before the Supreme Court. Even congressional Republicans are voicing hesitancy about her nomination and, after enjoying a relatively quick and easy confirmation of John Roberts, fear an embarassingly low vote in her confirmation hearings.

Why not just call the whole thing off. Chalk it up to a bad joke gone flat. George the Mediocre was just trying to see if we were paying attention. We were. So move on. Stop trying to pass off empty-headed nonentities as reasonable candidates for such an important position and give us someone we can respect. We may not all agree on the positions the nominee takes on the critical issues that face us, but at least give us someone who has a position and can defend it. Harriet, you can go back to writing fan letters to your hero. Just don't do it on official government stationery.