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Lott 'Uncomfortable' With Miers Pick
U.S. Senator Trent Lott said he is "uncomfortable" with President George W. Bush's recent Supreme Court nominee, White House counsel Harriet Miers. The former Senate Majority Leader, speaking Wednesday morning on MSNBC, said his first impression would not lead him to lend his unconditional support for Miers, who was nominated to replace the retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. "I don't just automatically salute or take a deep bow anytime a nominee is sent up," Lott said. "I have to find out who these people are, and right now, I'm not satisfied with what I know. "I'm not comfortable with the nomination, so we'll just have to work through the process in due time."
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Lott said that while Miers may be qualified, contrary to the president's claim in a White House press conference Tuesday, she is "clearly" not the most qualified person to join the U.S. Supreme Court. "There are a lot more people - men, women and minorities - that are more qualified in my opinion by their experience than she is," he said. The Mississippi senator added: "I have a lot of confidence in this president, but like all of us, we make mistakes every now and then."
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