Quote of the Day: “It’s like seeing your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your brand-new Mercedes.”

A Texas lawyer describes facing off against Miers:

Mike Miller, a lawyer from East Texas, described the feeling when he learned [Harriet] Miers had entered his case — a class-action suit of car buyers against Texas automobile dealers. Miers was representing the dealers.

“It was mixed,” he said. “It’s like seeing your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your brand-new Mercedes. There are advantages. You don’t have to worry about someone lying to you. You are not going to fight over anything that’s a waste of time. The issues won’t be frivolous. But you know you’re in for a fight.”