Trust me, he says.
"I have proof of weapons of mass destruction. Trust me."
"We'll only look through your library records if you're a national threat. Trust me."
"I get a lot of work done, I really do, (despite taking the most vacations days of any other president during a time of war). Trust me."
"This buddy of mine, Michael Brown, you know the leader of the International Arabian Horse Association, he'd make a great director for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Trust me."
"And Harriet E. Miers? Oh yeah, she's a fine candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court. Why? Don't worry. Just trust me."
Ol' Dubya is at it again.
The State News editorial board would like to offer its opinion on the merits of President Bush's Supreme Court nominee Harriet E. Miers, but little is known about her.
And as expected, we're not going to put our complete trust in the president. Obviously, that hasn't worked out very well in the past.
Here's what we do know:
And that's about it. She doesn't have much of a public record on pressing national issues such as abortion or the death penalty.
The U.S. Senate has a important task. They must discover Miers' stance on issues and prove she is qualified to don the long black robe. Miers is 60 years old, and could serve a lengthy stint on the bench if selected. Political analysts have speculated that the president appointed her because of her ambiguous background. There is no partisan record for Democrats to sink their claws into.
After being criticized for the war in Iraq, and more recently, the slow federal response to victims of Hurricane Katrina, Bush might not have the energy or political capital to stage a battle with liberals.
Is Harriet E. Miers a good choice for the Supreme Court? Trust us, no one has a clue.
