Wasted Appointment

Bush is a national embarrassment and apparently has no shame as well. With the appointment of his personal lawyer (and more recently, White House Counsel), Harriet Miers. She has no judicial experience and very little proven experience in constitutional law. The only experience she has (which she shares with John Roberts, the new Chief Justice) is in corporate law. This appears to be the legacy that Bush wants to leave. A court in which social issues and civil rights are not important and are subserviated to the power of the executive and corporations. That is what appears to be the most important qualification for Bush, besides personal connections and loyalty. It is the wrong move and hopefully Meirs will be rejected by the Senate as the unqualified crony she is.