What is it with Bushists and lawyers? I thought they were anti-lawyer.

[BurtWorm]

:sarcasm:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/19/AR2005091901930_pf.html

washingtonpost.com
Immigration Nominee's Credentials Questioned

By Dan Eggen and Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 20, 2005; A01



The Bush administration is seeking to appoint a lawyer with little immigration or customs experience to head the troubled law enforcement agency that handles those issues, prompting sharp criticism from some employee groups, immigration advocates and homeland security experts.

The push to appoint Julie Myers to head the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, comes in the midst of intense debate over the qualifications of department political appointees involved in the sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina.

Concerns over Myers, 36, were acute enough at a Senate hearing last week that lawmakers asked the nominee to detail during her testimony her postings and to account for her management experience. Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio) went so far as to tell Myers that her résumé indicates she is not qualified for the job.

But Voinovich has since met with Myers and is now likely to support her, his spokeswoman said yesterday. Myers, who has attracted strong support from many former colleagues, told senators that she would draw upon the experiences of ICE veterans in running the agency.

"I realize that I'm not 80 years old," Myers testified. "I have a few gray hairs, more coming, but I will seek to work with those who are knowledgeable in this area, who know more than I do."

[Canuckistanian]

1. They just want trial lawyers for themselves

NOT for the average Joe.

[indepat]

4. And certainly not to bring suit against large corporations

[FSogol]

2. They are anti- other people's lawyers. nt

[ixion]

3. IOKIYAR

That is, it's okay to be a lawyer if you're rethuglican.

Of course, they believed in States Rights, until they seized power.

They allegedly believed in limited government and fiscal restraint, neither of which they've shown the ability to exercise.

No big shocker, IMO.

[gatorboy]

5. It's also okay if you were a lawyer that went after Clinton.

Julie Myers was one of the prosecuters appointed by Starr that was hell bent on prosecuting Clinton on anything possible.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater/browse_thread/thread/6e34fd0f4d065c28/73ad6d259ac8fb1f?lnk=st&q=%22Julie+Myers%22+starr&rnum=5#73ad6d259ac8fb1f

Friends of Bush (Starr) strike again!