Today Bush announced the name of his next appointment to the Supreme Court Bench, one Harriet Miers. Who is Harriet Miers you ask? Good question. Unfortunately nobodyknows anything about Harriet Miers because she hasn't ever really done anything. Is she a good pick? A bad one? Who the hell knows. She has served exactly 0 days as a judge, so her record is therefore imposable to analyze.
    She, like anyone else in any position of power in the executive branch of government these days, got her job because she knows George W. Bush, and he apparently doesnt know any judges. I suppose he knew one, already got him on the court, and was just plain tapped out of ideas for whom to turn to next.
     I sort of feel bad for W on this one. Government is large, and as president there are a lot of appointments to be made. He's been president for a while now and is probably running low on close friends and political contributors, the people that have proppedhim up for decades that he can place in all the high levels of government. If we have learned anything from him, its that being a close friend of George W Bush pays off big.
But DAMN. TWO Supreme Court justices. He probably didn't want this to happen nearly as much as Ralph Nadir. For different reasons, but still, thats a lot of work, and George W. bush has never really been much of a workaholic. I can see him, brow furrowed in the oval office, staring expressionless at a list of names provided to him (I like to picture the list being written on the grey paper with the greatbig lines that they you use in 1st grade, Maybe he even has the big pencils) trying to come up with a cohesive thought, some token bone of a name that will make his fanatical right wing supporters, and all the non-crazy members of the country happy at the same time. People are calling him about it constantly, even cutting into his horseshoe playing time.
    Then, Harriet Miers, HIS WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL, walks into the room. There eyes meet. She, being a member of the council that submits names, has ensured that HER name appears on the list, gives him a knowing smile, then maybe goes to get him a Yoo-Hoo. He picks her name, just to get his homework over with. Maybe he'll celebrate with another 6 week vacation.