Dump Miers
The nomination of Harriet Miers has nonplussed me. I sat in a kind of stupified wonder as I watched Bush announce her. She appears respectable. She has a legal career impossible to call hackneyed. But as near as I can tell, she doesn't know diddly about constitutional law. As near as I can tell her best qualification is that she is extremely friendly with his Shrubness.
This contrasts sharply with the Roberts nomination. Roberts isn't who I would have chosen but he has dedicated his brilliant career to constitutional issues. That was obviously a nomination done by the soon-to-be-indicted adults in the administration working to conserve political capital and enhance Shrubby's legacy. Miers, what is she? She's an evangelical Christian. An avowed pro-lifer. A friend of Bush. Nothing about her makes me comfortable. And we are even likely to learn less in the coming weeks. We must somehow stare into her wide, made-up eyes and attempt to "know her heart."
At least Sen. Spectre is going to call in Dobson to testify about all the things he isn't supposed to know. I hope he spills the beans. Hear my prayer.
Speaking of prayers, I have to join my conservative dopplegangers in calling for her withdrawl. This is not a case of "they are against her so I am for her." This is a case of "she shouldn't even be in the game."
posted by Chris Dykstra @ 5:59 PM |
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Teh top three things I like about Miers.
1. Didn't go to ivey league law school. Not trained by liberal elite.
2. Never been a judge, we have too much of the "that's how we do it mentality" bringing in an outsider is a good idea now and again.
3. She's hated by everyone. That's exactly the kind of judge you can trust! ;-)
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Is that what you look for in other professions - say, your own personal lawyer, or doctor? And do you think Bush was "trained by the liberal" elite at Yale?
Depends, B-school is different than academia. (It has to be.) But even in B-school you'll find your different tracks.
There's the serious business/leadership track. That will have most of your CEO material types. Focus on strategic management.
There's the finance track (CFO material)
and so on.
There's also inevitably the leftist track. These are your union execs looking for credentials, government workers seeking MPAs, and professional students hoping to join the faculty and "fix" what's wrong with B-school.
Most schools offer programs for them. But these students aren't well regarded and tend to stay with classes like collective bargaining and budget prep.
When school is over rarely are the serious students and the leftists competing for the same jobs.
Its interesting to note that the prestigious business schools aren't Harvard or Yale. They're places like Wharton, Stanford and Sloan. Certainly Yale, Harvard etc all have good programs, but their stature is diminished by the scale of leftist grads and affiliation with schools percieved as liberal-elite.
So to answer the question, was Bush trained by liberal elite at Yale, the answer is yes to some extent. But I don't think the influence is as great as it is law school.
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