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Soon off to vacation, but first, a comment equating Gov. Palin to the Miers selection choice

I am not going to wade into these political waters at this time, mainly because I am going to get away for awhile and will be away from the internet. But with John McCain's selection of relatively novice governor Sarah Palin, it instantly reminded me of when President Bush selected White House counsel Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court. With that seemingly political mood turning the entire process into a judicial death knell for her nomination, I can only wonder outloud if this selection will have the same result, only without the ability for her name to be withdrawn.

Others have written about this connection as well. See Sarah Palin is not Harriet Miers; Don't Call her 'Harriet'; Sarah Palin is the New Harriet Miers; Palin: Dangerously unqualified for VP. Now, I have only glanced over these articles, and a search for harriet miers and sarah palin yields over 28,000 webpages and 454 blog entries, so it certainly has to be on the Republican party leaders' minds whether this choice (or gamble, if you will) is going to pay off. My point is, if you are equating the vice presidential choice as a gamble, doesn't that say something about the choice itself?

There are several rumors circulating about Gov. Palin, which I am not going to discuss here without investigating them first. Stay tuned.

Full post as published by The Once and Future Lawyer on September 02, 2008 (boomark / email).