She's to be commended for doing this. The White House made a dreadful error in nominating her, which it compounded by its ham-handed efforts in support of her candidacy, and this was perhaps the only way to ensure that it wouldn't be a complete debacle for the Bush Administration. Let's hope that they'll do better the next time around.
But if Miers gets on the court, Democrats can have their way with Bush. He will have exposed himself as a scaredy-cat. Most important, his armies will be gone. This isn't a game of kick the can, where Republicans fight for any idiot with an "R" on his shirt. Republicans support Bush because he's a Republican, not whether or not he is a Republican. With the Miers nomination, Bush has screwed his base, screwed Republican senators, screwed legal conservatives. Good luck with those indictments! Maybe Tom Rath can help you.
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