Daily News For October 9, 2005
by John Hawkins | October 10, 2005 12:02 am
Harriet Miers
Half Of Senate Republicans Doubt Miers (Now Let’s Start Working On The Other Half)[1]
Robert Bork Calls Miers Nomination A ‘Disaster’[2]
Private Emails Revealed. The Cheerleaders For Bush’s Judicial Pick Found Little To Cheer[3]
Democratic Senators Barbara A. Mikulski, Tom Harkin, & Mark Pryor Stand Up For Harriet Miers (Free NYT Reg Req)[4]
Miers Espoused Progressive Views As Elected Official, Records Show[5]
Miers Disses The Federalist Society[6]
Miers Favored Affirmative Action When She Was A Member Of The Dallas City Council[7]
Arlen Specter: “(Miers) Needs A Crash Course In Constitutional Law.”[8]
James Taranto From The Wall Street Journal: “When President Bush Nominated Harriet Miers On Monday, We Saw It As A Missed Opportunity. It Left Us Underwhelmed, Not Appalled. But Having Spent Last Evening Communing Here With Some 1,000 Conservatives At National Review’s 50th Anniversary Dinner, We See A Political Disaster In The Making.”[9]
Why Should Miers Get Credit For Bush’s Appellate Nominees?[10]
Conservatives Urge Bush To Withdraw Supreme Court Nominee Miers[11]
Foreign
Death Toll Surpasses 30,000 in Asia Quake[12]
Earthquake Relief Charities[13]
Al-Qaeda Job Openings?[14]
Military Investigators Have Determined That A Helicopter Crash That Killed Five Army National Guardsmen In Afghanistan Last Month Was The Result Of Hostile Fire, Not An Accident[15]
Domestic
Third Suspect Nabbed in NYC Subway Terror Plot[16]
Miller Hands Prosecutor Old Notes In Plame Case[17]
Victor Davis Hanson” The Quiet Consensus On Iraq[18]
New Orleans Police Beating Caught on Tape[19]
Columns
The Daily Herald: In Our View: Withdraw Miers, Or Reject Her[20]
Confirm Them: Please Withdraw Her — The Politics[21]
Michael J. Totten: Meeting Hizbollah[22]
George Will: The GOP’s The GOP’s Border Guard[23]
Left-Overs
The Mesopotamian: The Americans Didn’t Get This Far Because They’re Made Of Sugar Candy[24]
Woman Trapped In Car For Four Nights With Dead Companions[25]
Dutch Princess Wants To Initiate Peace Negotiations With Al-Qaeda[26]
Humor: Their Dissent Will Not Be Chilled![27]
Humor: The Top 10 Reasons I Like Harriet Miers[28]
Humor: Harriet Miers Confidential Job Application[29]
Humor: Chris Matthews Goes Back To School[30]
Website Of The Day: Patterico’s Pontifications[31]
Endnotes:- Half Of Senate Republicans Doubt Miers (Now Let’s Start Working On The Other Half): http://www.washtimes.com/national/20051010-121707-4311r.htm
- Robert Bork Calls Miers Nomination A ‘Disaster’: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9623345/
- Private Emails Revealed. The Cheerleaders For Bush’s Judicial Pick Found Little To Cheer: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9629612/site/newsweek/
- Democratic Senators Barbara A. Mikulski, Tom Harkin, & Mark Pryor Stand Up For Harriet Miers (Free NYT Reg Req): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/09/politics/politicsspecial1/09confirm.html?ei=5090&en=4731f3d33ba27a6e&ex=1286510400&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
- Miers Espoused Progressive Views As Elected Official, Records Show: http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12836996.htm
- Miers Disses The Federalist Society: http://www.confirmthem.com/?p=1516
- Miers Favored Affirmative Action When She Was A Member Of The Dallas City Council: http://www.proteinwisdom.com/index.php/weblog/entry/19159/
- Arlen Specter: “(Miers) Needs A Crash Course In Constitutional Law.”: http://www.confirmthem.com/?p=1515
- James Taranto From The Wall Street Journal: “When President Bush Nominated Harriet Miers On Monday, We Saw It As A Missed Opportunity. It Left Us Underwhelmed, Not Appalled. But Having Spent Last Evening Communing Here With Some 1,000 Conservatives At National Review’s 50th Anniversary Dinner, We See A Political Disaster In The Making.”: http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110007376
- Why Should Miers Get Credit For Bush’s Appellate Nominees?: http://blogwhatnow.blogspot.com/2005/10/should-miers-get-credit-for-bushs.html
- Conservatives Urge Bush To Withdraw Supreme Court Nominee Miers: http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/10/09/afx2267124.html
- Death Toll Surpasses 30,000 in Asia Quake: http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/09/D8D4H9H01.html
- Earthquake Relief Charities: http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003691.htm
- Al-Qaeda Job Openings?: http://www.theneweditor.com/index.php?/archives/1068-Al-Qaeda-Job-Openings.html
- Military Investigators Have Determined That A Helicopter Crash That Killed Five Army National Guardsmen In Afghanistan Last Month Was The Result Of Hostile Fire, Not An Accident: http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/09/afghanistan.shootdown.ap/index.html
- Third Suspect Nabbed in NYC Subway Terror Plot: http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/10/7/165508.shtml
- Miller Hands Prosecutor Old Notes In Plame Case: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051007/pl_nm/bush_leak_dc
- Victor Davis Hanson” The Quiet Consensus On Iraq: http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson200510070758.asp
- New Orleans Police Beating Caught on Tape: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051009/D8D4P5F00.html
- The Daily Herald: In Our View: Withdraw Miers, Or Reject Her: http://www.newutah.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=66010
- Confirm Them: Please Withdraw Her — The Politics: http://www.confirmthem.com/?p=1526
- Michael J. Totten: Meeting Hizbollah: http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/000963.html
- George Will: The GOP’s The GOP’s Border Guard: http://townhall.com/opinion/columns/georgewill/2005/10/09/170686.html
- The Mesopotamian: The Americans Didn’t Get This Far Because They’re Made Of Sugar Candy: http://messopotamian.blogspot.com/
- Woman Trapped In Car For Four Nights With Dead Companions: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1814385,00.html
- Dutch Princess Wants To Initiate Peace Negotiations With Al-Qaeda: http://www.peaktalk.com/archives/001642.php
- Humor: Their Dissent Will Not Be Chilled!: http://wuzzadem.typepad.com/wuz/2005/10/their_dissent_w.html
- Humor: The Top 10 Reasons I Like Harriet Miers: http://acepilots.com/mt/2005/10/07/10-reasons-i-like-harriet-miers/
- Humor: Harriet Miers Confidential Job Application: http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2005/10/confidential.html
- Humor: Chris Matthews Goes Back To School: http://wuzzadem.typepad.com/wuz/2005/10/hardball_back_t.html
- Website Of The Day: Patterico’s Pontifications: http://patterico.com/