Day: October 11, 2005

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, I guess.

The legal battle between Rep. Tom DeLay (search) and a Texas district attorney continued on Tuesday as DeLay’s attorneys subpoenaed the prosecutor to try to show that he acted improperly with grand jurors.

The filings made in Austin late in the day accuse Texas District Attorney Ronnie Earle (search) of misconduct and call for him and two of his assistants to appear in court to explain their conduct.

Heh. Like two little kids on the playground.

Fox News posts PDF documents of the brief in support of motion to quash indictment, a letter to Ronnie Earle, and the petition for disclosure.

Laura Bush was interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show this morning and was asked if she thought sexism might be playing a role in the controversy surrounding the nomination of Harriet Miers. Mrs. Bush took the bait, and agreed with Lauer.

“It’s possible. I think that’s possible. . . . I think people are not looking at her accomplishments.”

Did Mrs. Bush intentionally bring the subject of sexism into the Miers debate? Anyone who interviews the president or his wife has to present their line of questioning to advisors ahead of time. Did Matt Lauer plan to ask the sexism question and did the White House agree that it was legitimate? One would have to believe that they did. Otherwise, Lauer would be getting spanked right now by press-secretary Scott McClellan for his inappropriate line of questioning and about how sexism isn’t a part of the debate over Miers. Well, we don’t have the push back. So…now the real question is, does the president believe that a majority of conservatives reject Harriet Miers because she’s a woman? Is the White House really trying to turn the Miers matter into a discuss of sexism?

Is anyone at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue paying attention to people like William Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, John Fund? Isn’t there someone following the evolution of this debate in the blogosphere?

Helloooooo?

The Miers issue is not one of sexism. The issue is perception. The cronyism argument is a perception. Miers lack of a judicial record leads to a perception that she won’t be able to navigate the unique waters of the Supreme Court. Her lack of gravitas leads to a perception that she’ll be weak when it comes to high caliber cases like Row.

In dozens of ways, conservative columnists, bloggers, and cable TV news pundits have been telegraphing their discontent with Miers. The problem is PERCEPTION, and due to the lack of a relevant record on Miers, the White House hasn’t been able to address this, nor have they thought they needed to.

Time has run out. Minds have been made up. The cow is not only out of the barn, it’s 50 miles down the road and the White House is sound asleep.

Terrorism doesn’t have to result in the death of humans, the destruction of buildings, or the hijacking of airplanes. A simple threat of terrorism can be just as effective. CNN reports today that our informant in Iraq admits information about a terror plot against the New York City subway was a hoax. By putting out false information, New York City was disrupted, people avoided their normal daily routines, the public walked around afraid of what ‘might’ happen…

It’s exactly what the terrorists want. They want to spread fear, doubt and uncertainty. Their mission was accomplished.

We’ve still got a long way to go.

Others: NBC11.com |

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