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October 22, 2005

Out of the frying pan and into the Miers

Everybody will soon be talking about this George Will piece, which echoes many of the arguments Miers critics have been making for several weeks now—but which does so in so forceful a manner that it can fairly be said that all the cards are finally on the table, and that the President (and other Miers defenders) are going to have to call or fold.  From “Defending the Indefensible” (Wapo): Such

SCOTUS nominee Harriet Miers showcases her political pragmatism by avoiding a tough ideological choice at the McDonald’s drive-thru window, 2

Miers:  “I’m sorry, Miss…?  Is it too late to turn half those hamburgers into cheeseburgers?  And while we’re at it, better give me 3 small fries to go with the 3 large and the 3 supersized fries.  As long as we’re leveling the gustatory playing field, there’s really no legal reason I can see why midgets and dwarves shouldn’t be equally represented…”* **** update:  “Oh.  And go ahead and really

Coq au Homme?

And yet somehow, it’s still not as horrific as escargot or cuisses de grenouilles… (h/t Tom Pechinski; background here)