The last word on Judge Miers, before her confirmation......................
Miers: Sending in a lawyer to do a judge’s work My mother used to say: “It’s not enough to be Hungarian. You still need a little talent, too.” To paraphrase her, its not enough to be conservative, you still need to have the brainpower to be a Supreme Court justice. And, if Harriet Miers is confirmed, she likely won’t be in the same league with her colleagues in terms of gray matter. Fifty years ago, it was OK to name a Supreme Court justice who was a layman. Hugo Black was a senator from... Sign in to see full entry.