Single and Childless
Earlier today, President George Bush selected Harriet Miers as his nominee to fill the vacancy left by Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation from the Supreme Court of the United States. She's never been a judge, so it's difficult to determine her position on various issues, a fact that's sure to cause considerable controversy over the days and weeks to come.Here's some background on Miers. She's currently serving as White House counsel, and was Bush's personal and campaign attorney back in Texas, where he also appointed her to head the Texas Lottery Commission. At the White House, she's been promoted twice, from staff secretary to deputy chief of staff for policy, and then to legal counsel. According to the Washington Post, Bush once described her as a "pit bull in size 6 shoes."
But what I find interesting about Miers is that, like the most powerful woman in Bush's circle, Condoleeza Rice, Miers is single and childless. I don't want to read too much into this (after all, O'Connor has three children and Ruth Bader Ginsburg has two) but it couldn't help but catch my attention. I wonder how many of Bush's senior male advisors are single and childless?
posted by Anonymous @ 11:17 PM
