Practicing to be a Judge

President George W. Bush said he chose White House Counsel Harriet Miers as his U.S. Supreme Court nominee in part because he wanted the court to have the perspective of someone who has never been a judge.

“It’s an unusual nomination because she’s never been a judge,” Bush said at a news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today at the White House. “I picked Harriet for a lot of reasons. One reason is she’s never been a judge.” (source)

He’s an idiot. I guess there’s nothing like practicing to be a judge where it counts... on the highest court in the land. I just hope that she’s at least read The Constitution.

And here’s some more comforting news.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice refused yesterday to rule out military action against Syria and Iran -- two countries she accused of supporting the insurgency in Iraq. (source)