October 3, 2005
Commentary - White House Cronyism
:Bush’s selection of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court is the latest in a series of poor choices for top positions by this administration. Don’t get me wrong, a Justice Miers may be a fine choice to replace Justice O’Connor, I certainly have no great insights into her life or her judicial philosophy. And it is clear that the White House is not going to say much when the Press Secretary said that he had no comment on her beliefs. No, my anger is not with Harriet Miers, it is with the President and his lack of character.
The first time it was apparent that President Bush had little sense of decency in selecting people for positions in his administration was when he selected Dick Cheney as his running mate. At the time, I commented that Mr. Cheney would help the President on his biggest weakness, foreign policy. But I also noted that it was a problem that the President thought it was appropriate to nominate the person that was supposed to be running his search for a Vice President. The man, after all, had sat in on countless meetings hearing about very personal information about potential candidates. To then select that man as your running mate, in my opinion, showed very little character.
Most recently, much was said about Michael Brown’s position at FEMA. He joined the agency with no experience in disaster relief. His previous job as the president of a horse showing association had led to his resignation when the agency was furious at him for using their funds for his legal defense. And journalists have speculated that appointments to positions at the EPA, the FDA, and others mirror Brown’s experience and expertise.
Again, the President has showed his willingness to go with his gut and instinct and not any real sense of his responsibility to this nation to nominate the best candidate for the job. Again, the President nominated the very person that was taking the lead in the search for that position. Again, the President nominated someone with no practical experience or expertise. Again, the President has failed to live up to his responsibility. Instead of getting another solid Justice like John Roberts, the President nominated a complete unknown. That may be good for getting confirmed. It remains to be seen if it is good for the country. And for that, I am mad at the continued cronyism of this White House and this President.
On October 31st, 2005 at 7:00 pm , The Tim Fry Report / Commentary – A New Supreme Court Choice argued that:
[…] Miers’ withdraw and today’s nomination of Alito was a perfect strategy to change the debate in Washington and bring the Republican base back together. It was clearly orchestrated to happen last week during the indictment scandal so that the White House could air all of its laundry at once. But that does not mean it should not have happened. As this report pointed out on the day of Miers’ nomination, she was not qualified. Clearly, in a legal sense, Alito is. That alone gives me reason to look forward to his time before the Senate. His political views will obviously cause one camp excitement and another concern but that should not matter. He should be confirmed if he is qualified. However, Senators should not forget that the most important qualification of any justice is impartiality and fairness to all. Alito’s past decisions and statements leave many questions to whether he has this. The confirmation hearings will be important for all Americans to learn if he possesses these essential attributes. […]
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