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My last rant (for now) On Race, Palin, Clarence Thomas, and Michelle Obama (OT)

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Friday, 26 November 2010, at 1:37 a.m.

In Response To: My last rant (for now) On Race, Palin, Clarence Thomas, and Michelle Obama (OT) (Bill Riles)

Quote: The left went crazy over the lack of judicial experience by another recent (unsuccessful) nominee.

Actually, Harriet Miers' nomination was opposed by both Democrats and Republicans, for her lack of judicial experience in part, but that was hardly the only or most important reason.

This news article touches on several of the issues and on the questions Miers would have faced in the Senate if she had not withdrawn her nomination:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/19/AR2005101902402.html

and the Wikipedia article on her is decent:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Miers

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