Summary
The "stealth candidate" never got off the ground, so now President Bush can add another major headache to the growing list of migraines buffeting his presidency as he looks for a Supreme Court nominee to replace Harriet Miers. Miers withdrew her nomination Thursday and Bush "reluctantly" accepted her decision. The official reason: senators' demands to see internal documents related to her role as counsel to the president.
In reality, Bush abandoned her without a fight after conservatives increasingly challenged her nomination and Democrats found no reason to spend any political capital on the struggling nominee and the embattled president.See the full content of this document
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Let's Hope Bush Gets the Next One Right
Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, told this newspaper's editorial board earlier this month that she was willing to give Miers fair consideration. After the ...
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