Harriet Miers has submitted her resignation:
Harriet Miers, President Bush’s failed Supreme Court nominee and longtime adviser, on Thursday submitted her resignation as White House counsel.
White House press secretary Tony Snow said the president reluctantly accepted her resignation, which takes effect Jan. 31. He said a search for a successor is under way.
Bush nominated Miers in October 2005 to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, but she dropped out under fire from conservatives who questioned her qualifications and would not support her.
Asked why she was leaving, Snow said: “Basically, she has been here six years.”
Basically, faced with the prospect of defending six years this President’s legal (and, perhaps, illegal) maneuverings in front of a justifiably angry Democratic majority eager to dish out some serious oversight, even this legal genius (in the eyes of Hugh Hewitt) decided it was time to go. And really, who can blame her? In the annals of history, ‘failed supreme court nominee’ sounds a helluva lot better than ‘indicted longtime Bush advisor.’
Zombie Santa Claus
Set the flag at half mast.
Pooh
Why not both…
Pooh
It’s too easy…
Salty Party Snax
Either that or the Bushies have decided Junior is going to need a real lawyer.
Zifnab
Rats to ship: “We’re out.”
I’m beginning to think the Rumsfeld resignation might have been a dash for the back door rather than a kick out the window.
We can only hope the small step back stems into a full route. I’d love to see Bush’s staff go the way of Katherine Harris’s.
Myrtle Parker
Indeed.
RSA
Gotta love Snow’s responsiveness. A good follow-up might have been, “So what’s keeping Bush from leaving with her?”
les
How’s Bush gonna find a sufficiently enamored matronly admirer for the slot?
dreggas
Condi will start lactating and getting some wrinkles?
Zombie Santa Claus
Obviously, you haven’t read the Onion this week…
Our C-in-C isn’t the sort to cut and run just because reality and 80% of the American people are against him. True grit is what Bush, Texas, and America are all about!
Filthy McNasty
Indicted?? For what?? Wake from your BDS fantasy and write a worthy post.
Tsulagi
LOL!
Tony should have said what he was really thinking and put it in his style: “Six years in a fart filled frat boy loony house and you’re stupid enough to ask why?
Zifnab
Hands Filthy a cup of warm milk and a cookie. Don’t you worry your silly little head about it for another 2 years. Let the adults take care of things for now and it’ll all be better in the morning.
AkaDad
Breaking News:
Bush Derangement Syndrome or BSD is breaking out all over the country in epidemic proportions. Americans are no longer immune to this potentially hazardous disease.
This is no longer solely a liberal disease. The outbreak is consuming Independants and Conservatives in epic numbers. Reports have shown that those affected are using words such as “high crimes and misdemeanors” and impeachment”.
We will keep you updated with further developments.
Pooh
Filth asks
We answer musically
Filthy McNasty
Breaking what law?
If you’re the grown ups, you should be able to answer that one, while you’re watching your narcissistic House leader on the telly.
Steve
Oooh! “Narcissistic!” Watch as they all recite the talking points in unison, like good little dittoheads.
Zifnab
You forgot to mention “shrill”
TenguPhule
FISA, The Geneva Conventions, 4th Amendment and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty for starters.
Pooh
ahem
Does Filthy make anyone else almost long for the Senator?
Mike S
Doesn’t this take away the protection that the White House could have given her? She would still have to answer supeonas, wouldn’t she?
Third Eye Open
Pelosi vs. Mary Cheney; Baby-oil wrestling for honor and bragging rights
Zifnab
Canned Response: FISA doesn’t protect us from ticking time-bombs, the Geneva Convention isn’t a law – it’s a treaty and Presidents don’t have to obey treaties, the 4th Amendment doesn’t protect terrorists, and Treaties don’t count – see: Geneva. Nice try liberal moonbat socialist terrorist-lover. Clinton had sex with an intern and Jesus doesn’t love you.
Zombie Santa Claus
Head shots, followed by the incineration of the corpses, are the only sure methods to prevent the infection from spreading.
Remember, you can acquire BDS from a direct bitewound, from sexual contact, or from any other form of exposure to the bodily fluids of the victim. Remain vigilant at all times, and be sure that all weapons are kept cleaned, loaded, and cocked.
dreggas
Actually I too suffer from BDS but Bush is only a symptom of BDS. After all BDS is really Bullshit Derangement Syndrome.
Zombie Santa Claus
Don’t even joke about it…
dreggas
violations of the 4th amendment as follows:
Warrantless Surveillance
In a signing statement declaring the government has a right to go through private mail without a warrant
Sanctioned “Interrogation methods” using techniques domestic law regards as torture. See Abu Ghraib and the Federal War Crimes Act.
Signing statements in general
Other as yet to be discovered crimes which the lap-dog 109th allowed
Providing false evidence to congress (regarding Iraq).
Rendition of suspects to countries known for torture
Accessory to leaking an undercover CIA operatives Identity
and again this is just the KNOWN list. Imagine what happens when we start hearing about the oil/energy company dirty laundry that Cheney has. Not to mention all the lovely gems that will start appearing once real oversight begins. Probably even safe to say he’ll refuse to answer subpoenas and appear under oath which is an impeachable offense if I am not mistaken.
Dug Jay
A quick scan of these comments indicates that about 90 percent are on message with the “talking points meme.”
This site is now among the leaders across the Loony Left Blogosphere since its Grand Master joined his fellow poofter, Andrew Sullivan, in a descent into dementia.
Pooh
I’m not really joking…
Faux News
And forgot to mention “socialist”
nongeophysical Dennis
:) I love Judas Priest, Breaking the Law was never one of my favorites–but I like seeing people throw it out there.
FYI, it’s either Steeler or The Rage for best tune on British Steel.
AkaDad
I suppose it’s now time to move on then and find another Conservative blogger to brainwash.
Zifnab
Boo! DougJ, you’re not even trying to spoof anymore!
ThymeZone
Just a slight tweak fer ya.
AkaDad
Judas Priest fan here too. I saw them in concert three times.
The Rage is probably my favorite off British Steel.
cleek
they were my very first concert. 1984, Glens Falls Civic Center. Fastway opened.
Pooh
John has caught Teh Gay? Who knew?
Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.
tBone
You forgot “nuking from orbit.” Let’s keep all of our options on the table.
Yep. Once we’ve converted the entire right blogosphere into gay, demented Grand Masters, they can serve as foot soliders in the War on Christmas. Most of them are more than halfway there already, so it shouldn’t take long.
dreggas
I had the pleasure of seeing the following lineup a few years ago:
Rob Halford (when he was solo, still did priest tunes) opening for:
Queensryche opening for
Iron Maiden (touring with Bruce Dickinson back as singer).
dreggas
cleek….
what part of Upstate NY are you from?
TenguPhule
We are all DougJ.
cleek
what part of Upstate NY are you from?
Hudson Falls (next to Glens Falls), grades 4 to 12.
you an upstater?
dreggas
Edinburg here. down on the Sacandaga
dreggas
Should add I am now a Californian but really just a NY invader into California.
cleek
same here, but s/California/North Carolina/g
dreggas
small world LOL. Never know who ya might run into on the intertubes.
Zifnab
It could have used more cowbell.
AkaDad
All three Judas priest concerts I saw had Iron Maiden backing them up. I saw them in Worcester, Ma.
nongeophysical Dennis
Fastway opened for AC/DC at my first concert, and I saw the Defenders of the Faith tour as well–but in St. Paul. Priest was my second show, I just catch Priest everytime they come around–I even went and saw them with Ripper as a singer–it was cool to see the guys in a bar.
dreggas
AkaDad,
It was the best metal show I have ever seen and was even in an outdoor ampitheater so the sound was just perfect. Queensryche did Mind Crime and Maiden did every one of their hits plus new ones. I could have almost died happy right then and there.
Jake
All your brains are belong to us.
I’m feeling great concert envy here. Attending concerts of any sort was strictly verboten when I were a wee one and asking to see JP would have caused mom to blow all gaskets. When Halford came out I instantly thought of an excessively homophobic chap I had the great displeasure to work with. Huge JP fan, down to a tattoo.
I just hope he tried to remove it. With a power tool.
All your limbs are belong to us.
AkaDad
Sounds awesome.
My favorite concert was Ozzy Osbourne with Motley Crue backing them up in Maine. We had front row “seats”.
dreggas
See now when he came out most of the people I knew who were Priest fans reacted with a big “DUH”. I mean c’mon Hellbent for Leather? Turbo Lover? The haircut and twink look in the older videos? More pelvic thrusts than Elvis? Love Bites? Eat Me Alive? Ram It Down? Feed On Me?
dreggas
Aka,
heh seats…what are seats? sounds more like you were in headbanger heaven there. I miss metal, thank god for KNAC.com and MTV2 (they still do headbangers ball with decent new metal bands). I miss good music.
AkaDad
I’ve actually found some good metal the past few years with System of a Down, Disturbed, and Flyleaf.
Apologies for diverting the thread from a Supreme Court nominee to Ozzy Osbourne, although Bush is an Ozzy fan.
dreggas
Yeah my apologies too.
Disturbed and system are both good, most of the old metal bands like Megadeth are still around but on a smaller venue scale and GWAR is still around as well so the scene is there, just miss it being as big as it was. Of course I also wish there were 50 or so more marilyn mansons out there sticking it in wingers eyes.
Paddy O'Shea
Miers might have been good enough to sit on the US Supreme Court in the opinion of Georgie Bush, but when it comes to His Excellency having a lawyer skilled enough to fend off all those soon to be Congressional investigations, you just know Harriet just had to go.
If Georgie knows one thing, it is how to protect his golden ass.
Bye Harriet!
jg
why don’t presidents fight the wars
why do they always send the poor
Filthy McNasty
Oh really? Harriet Miers did that? And you’re referring to SWIFT, a successful program that is legal, and has proper safeguards and oversight? And of course, Bush violated this law as well, right? Well then, your new leadership should by all means bring these people to justice. No one is above the law, so Bush should be frog marched out of the WH.
If you (Cole) are going to claim that civil servants are indicted, you should be on more solid ground. You were probably just grandstanding for your giggling groupies, but still.
On another note, how come all you liberal bloggers are so silent about Mama Moonbat stealing the Dem’s thunder yesterday? What, she’s no longer any use to you if she’s not bashing Bush? Are you really that partisan?
Filthy McNasty
They don’t send the poor, chucklehead.
ThymeZone
Really, really lame troll attempt.
dreggas
Hmmm lemme see she probably told Shrubus Maximus that all the things he’s done are just peachy keen good so yes she is an accomplice. As for violations of the fourth amendment see Illegal Domestic Surveillance without a warrant and now tampering with private mail.
and yes Bush should be frog marched out of the white house followed by Cheney, Condi, Abu Gonzales and pretty much the entire administration, at least we can agree on that.
jg
Not a sytem of a down fan I take it.
Pb
Hey, I’m in NC–and I can use sed, too!
Zifnab
Again, completely off topic, but something I found that was a hot topic a few weeks back.
Sometimes finding out the truth doesn’t make you feel better.
ThymeZone
sed, awk, vi.
Or as I call them, “groceries.”
TenguPhule
Shorter Filthy: You mean what I say you mean and damn the logic of it all!
Perry Como
:q! it.
TenguPhule
The Rove Playbook is alive and well in Iraq.
The problem is not the chaos, the problem is the messengers. So let’s shoot a couple until the rest get the message. Fuckers.
Zombie Santa Claus
Good point. It’s the only way to be sure.
Zombie Santa Claus
True dat. The salary for an E-4 Specialist in Iraq is $250,000 a year. Officers get, like, a billion or something. Those guys just get cash thrown at them in giant sacks. Lucky bastards.
Gold Star for Robot Boy
Ok, now which right-wing blogger/columnist gets to eat crow on this one? Is it Malkin?
AnneJ
Nope Malkin is going to be eating something quite different.. And apparantly she had more reasons to risk the lives of the soldiers she wanted to embed with…
TenguPhule
Plenty to go around.
We have a nice steamy heap all ready for Darrell here when his head pops up.
dreggas
Gold Star,
Malkin has her foot planted squarely in her mouth as we speak. She ain’t said a peep other than to post the story and say “Checking it out, Moving forward…”
I love watching the blowhards get gutted.
jake
See you silly defeatocrats? Bush’s plan to spread democracy, freedom and ponies is working!
Click here for help.
Dave
@ the people who mentioned Fastway.
Dave King who sung for that band, now fronts Flogging Molly. A most excellent band.
jake
OT: NUKULAR BROOKS IS N UR EMPLOYMENT ADZ. LOOKIN 4 A NEW JOBZ.
Perry Como started it. I can’t stop.
cleek
if you like that old-school Sabbath/CoC/thrash sound, check out The Sword (the band).
Zifnab
That’s ok. I’m confident the officer will “disappear” for a few years, then turn up admitting the whole thing was a hoax on his part – while showing a disturbing phobia of water and boards – before disappearing for a second time, never to be heard from again, presumably to live out his life in aesthetic seclusion.
AkaDad
Thanks cleek, I’ll check them out
Justin
What’s far more likely is that George W. Bush wouldn’t trust a woman to keep him out of jail that he trusted to protect the Constitution. Which shows you his priorities.
Wonder if Karl Rove gave her the old “war consigliari” speech.
Darrell
‘Keep him out of jail’ hyperbole notwithstanding, you’ve made a fair observation there. Really disturbing that he nominated her for the SCOTUS.