The White House has announced that we're in a new phase of the Harriet Miers nomination. One where we focus on her record and not her religion. Can't we do both? In that spirit Wonkette presents The Harriet Miers Faint Praise-o-Meter. Or, Just How Damned Is She?
Praise: "She put herself in servant roles, making coffee every Sunday morning and putting doughnuts out." [CJR]
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Praise: "She always remembers everybody's birthday, and has a present for them." [Legal Times]
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Praise: "She wasn't a leader and she wasn't furniture. She was in between." [Boston Globe]
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Forever tasked to "clear Cheney's brush," if you know what we mean.
Praise: "She is a very good bowler." [NYT]
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