Former Hoosier Senator to Advise Miers
The Indianapolis Star carries an Associated Press article today titled, “Coats to work as Miers’ adviser.”
President Bush on Thursday tapped former Indiana Republican Sen. Dan Coats to help shepherd Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers through the Senate’s confirmation process.
Coats, who resigned in February after nearly four years as the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will fill an unpaid role similar to that of former Sen. Fred Thompson during Chief Justice John Roberts’ confirmation proceedings.
As some readers may recall, Coats has been consistently pro-life. Coats has pushed legislation to restrict abortion, tried to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts because of grants it made to artists he said mocked God, and led the opposition to allowing gays in the military.
