When President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor he claimed she "stood out as exceptionally well suited to sit on the Highest Court of our nation."
Since then, Miers has impressed, well, no one other than her co-wife, Condi Rice, who vouched for her "probing mind and a probing intellect." Meanwhile, Bush's conservative base (and here) said he should probe elsewhere for a "better justice."
The right-wingers were magnanimous in victory:
Since then, Miers has impressed, well, no one other than her co-wife, Condi Rice, who vouched for her "probing mind and a probing intellect." Meanwhile, Bush's conservative base (and here) said he should probe elsewhere for a "better justice."
The right-wingers were magnanimous in victory:
We applaud Harriet Miers' self-sacrificing decision to step aside and President Bush for accepting her withdrawal. We support the president and his commitment to appoint a well-qualified jurist with a clear and consistent commitment to constitutional principle.
This is now a time for conservatives to reunite behind the President as he faces vital challenges at home and abroad and as he works to select a new nominee whom conservatives can endorse.
We thank all the generous and public-spirited Americans across the country who made their voices heard throughout this difficult process. We believe this debate has strengthened the conservative movement and has served both this President and the Supreme Court.
Though wholly unqualified to sit on the Supreme Court, Miers is not stupid. She has retreated back into the shadows and the dustbin of history.
Sweet.
Sweet.
