You just don’t fit in, Harriet Miers
At least not in the Supreme Court, and Harriet Miers finally realized it. Well, perhaps she did all along but didn’t want to tell George W. Bush no when he wanted to nominate her.
It would be nice to say that we can all just move forward now, but I doubt it will work out that way. There will most likely be repercussions somewhere, and perhaps in multiple places. Fingers will be pointed among Whote House staffers, and judging from the rumors that have been twirling around, most of them will point at White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card. President Bush, who clearly is not a man who takes kindly to losing, may well dish out retribution to those who opposed the nomination. from the outside, the nomination of Miers looks like a mistake, but the President obviously didn’t feel that way when he nominated her. I have the feeling he’s seething with anger right now, and looking for payback.
I imagine the Republican coalition will join forces to fight for the next nominee, whomever he or she turns out to be, but after that, I see ugly things for conservatives.
