"Documents Show Supreme Court Nominee's Close Ties to Bush"

Ralph Blumenthal and Simon Romero
New York Times, October 11, 2005

"You are the best governor ever - deserving of great respect," Harriet E. Miers wrote to George W. Bush days after his 51st birthday in July 1997. She also found him "cool," said he and his wife, Laura, were "the greatest!" and told him: "Keep up the great work. Texas is blessed."

Ms. Miers, President Bush's personal lawyer and his selection for a Supreme Court seat, emerges as an unabashed fan in more than 2,000 pages of official correspondence and personal notes made public on Monday by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in response to open-records requests.

Mr. Bush returned the admiration, the files show. After Ms. Miers's birthday wishes, he wrote thanks and a "happy 52nd to you." He added, "I appreciate your friendship and candor - never hold back your sage advice."

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Not only does the concept of Bush being considered "cool" make my skin crawl, but it's a testament to the immense arrogance of this man that he could have such a massive cloud of smoke blown up his ass and then call it "candor."

On the other hand, I'm willing to consider that his remark about “sage advice” might have been in reference to some brush-clearing techniques offered by Miers.

Clearin’ that Texas sage is hard work, ya know, it’s hard work!