The Washington Post makes available the full text of a 1993 Harriet Miers speech that has the cyber elites in a bit of a frenzy today.  Virginia Postrel, for instance, notes: For whatever reason, the president has picked a woman who not only has no constitutional or judicial experience but even in her business practice has demonstrated no interest in the law as anything other than a source of billable

Hugh Hewitt, on the Miers debates: The echo-chamber effect that plagued the Michael Moore Democrats last year may now be at work among conservative intellectuals who think they are seeing a rising [in discontent over the Miers nomination], when in fact they are witnessing the equivalent of a cyber faculty meeting meltdown over a tenure decision, on steroids. And There is no large scale revolt in the base, although there

From Steve Clemons at The Washington Note: An uber-insider source has just reported the following to TWN (since confirmed by another independent source): 1. 1-5 indictments are being issued. The source feels that it will be towards the higher end. 2. The targets of indictment have already received their letters. 3. The indictments will be sealed indictments and “filed” tomorrow. 4. A press conference is being scheduled for Thursday. The

From ABC News: The fiery Brit George Galloway defied the U.S. Senate once again, denying claims that he lied under oath during his testimony last May on the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs released a report Monday saying it has fresh evidence that Galloway and his wife benefited from illegal oil money from the regime of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Ingredients: 4 tablespoons Bayou Blast 4 tablespoons olive oil 4 ribeye steaks, 10 to 12 oz. each 4 1/2 cups whole milk Salt and cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups quick yellow grits 1 cup grated white cheddar cheese Directions: In a large bowl, combine the Bayou Blast, olive oil, milk, butter, salt, pepper, grits, cheese, steaks, and cayenne pepper, and mix thoroughly.  Cook it for however long it

Hugh responds indirectly to the criticisms leveled at him in my previous post: It is impossible to read that line [ “The majority of commentators who are not lawyers—there are many—are simply not equipped to judge Harriet Miers’s competence”] as asserting that I think all non-lawyers aren’t competent to judge Miers’ qualifications. There are scores of very able non-lawyers who are equipped to do so. Take Terry Eastland, for example,

Hugh Hewitt on Miers’ critics and criticism: The majority of commentators who are not lawyers—there are many—are simply not equipped to judge Harriet Miers’s competence. Mark Levin is a big exception. As is Judge Bork. But against these two are arrayed Professor Graglia and Dean Starr. There is disagreement among the ConLaw superstars. Perhaps lesser mortals in this field should wait for the hearings? So, to recap:  in Hugh’s view,

From Reuters: France said on Monday it was too early to seek sanctions against Syria, whose officials have been implicated by a U.N. report in the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. The U.N. Security Council meets on Tuesday to discuss the report, and Paris said the body should demand Damascus cooperate fully with the U.N. inquiry that ends in mid December. Tens of thousands of Syrians took

Rich Lowry, writing at the Corner: Brace yourselves—this will be lighting up Washington tomorrow. From NYTimes right now: “[…] I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, first learned about the C.I.A. officer at the heart of the leak investigation in a conversation with Mr. Cheney weeks before her identity became public in 2003, lawyers involved in the case said Monday. “Notes of the previously undisclosed conversation