Harry Reid + Harriet Miers = Smooth Sailing for “W“
Remember yesterday that Kerfuffles told you in “Smooth Sailing” that Harriet Miers had been the “pick” of Big Dem - Senator Harry Reid? Well lookey here at the LA Times today:
Indeed, Miers was among the top White House aides who were vetting potential candidates for the court, and her name was put forward by an unusual source — the leader of the Senate Democrats, Harry Reid of Nevada.
On Sept. 21, during a breakfast meeting with Bush and other senators, Reid suggested that Miers would make a good nominee, citing his favorable impression of her during the confirmation process for the new chief justice, John G. Roberts Jr.
Why even WaPo allludes to the same:
Based on advance soundings with Senate Democratic leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) and conservative leader James C. Dobson, the White House calculated that Miers would draw broad support.
Tracked at JackLewis.net and The Political Teen.
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