Teo  +  145362 Fri, 07 Oct 05 03:46 AM Bush reasserts his faith in Supreme Court choice Harriet Miers.  He says, "She'll have been a judge, but nevertheless the philosophy won't change, and that's important to me." We can use the future perfect to say that something will have been done, completed or achieved by a certain time in the future. We can also use will have ... to 'predict the present' - to say what we think or guess has probably happened. But why does Bush use the future perfect in his statement?  Thank you very much for your reply. Teo Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 Taiwan Contributing Member 1,631 Thank you very much for your reply.

	Clive  +  145372 Fri, 07 Oct 05 04:13 AM Hi, I think he is referring to the time after she becomes a judge, and saying that in that tome her opinions won't change. I think he should have used the verb 'become'. It's typical Bush-speak, don't sweat over it! Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,629 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Verbs