Failing to show up at hearing, Harriet Miers now facing contempt of Congress

Harriet is contemptible, as is her former boss. Now, she's facing contempt of Congress charges:

A House panel has cleared the way for contempt proceedings against former White House counsel Harriet Miers.

Miers today obeyed an order from President Bush and did not appear at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing. Miers had been subpoenaed to testify about the firing of 8 federal prosecutors.

Addressing the empty chair, the panel's chair, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, ruled that White House claims of executive privilege were out of order. Current White House counsel Fred Fielding has asserted that executive privilege gives Miers "absolute" immunity.

The subcommittee voted 7 to 5 to sustain Sanchez's ruling.

Remember when she was going to be a Supreme Court Justice? Those were the days for ole Harriet.