Miers: Friendly to Business? Could Be an Illusion

  Many leaders in the business community assume that Harriet Miers is pro-business.  Indeed, some political commentators even go so far as to argue that Bush sacrificed conservative values for a pro-business judge.  These views are shaky.  The proponents base their conclusion on her high-profile business clientele when she was a practicing lawyer.  This is not definitive.  I have known many business lawyers who were not pro-business, they were pro-client;  when given a public forum with no impact on their clients they were distinctly anti-business because they "knew the tricks."  Someone who is pro-business (or is at least not anti-business) must have an underlying philosophy that embraces the economic and political benefits of capitalism.  I do not see evidence of this kind of depth of understanding in her sketchy and obscure public record.  Who knows?.   

For my discussion on whether Chief Justice Roberts will be pro-business, see my post entitled: Will John Roberts Be Pro-Business?