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OCTOBER 12--Sure, nobody seems to know anything abou t Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers's judicial philosophy, abortion po sition, or conservative bona fides. But here's something not open for de bate: the old gal loves exclamation points and seemed to enjoy writing g ushy notes to then-Governor George W Bush. Below you'll find copies of personal correspondence exchanged between Bush and Miers from 1995-2000 (before migrating to Washington, Miers headed the Texas State Lottery Co mmission, a post to which Bush appointed her). The Bush-Miers letters we re among more than 2000 pages of documents released this week by the Tex as State Library and Archives Commission. In a 1997 Hallmark greeting ca rd (adorned with a photo of a dog), Miers sent along belated birthday wi shes and noted that "You are the best governor ever--deserving of great respect!" In another note (penned on an American Greetings card), Miers wrote that she hoped Bush's daughters realized that their parents were " cool." A 1995 Miers note thanked Bush for a visit, adding that an airpla ne ride with the governor was "Cool!" Sadly, the document dump did not i nclude Miers's e-mail or IM messages, which are surely filled with loads of sappy emoticons.
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