The good news just keeps on coming! There's not much to say about Miers' withdrawal of her nomination except that the President's explanation is terribly weak.
Bush, after weeks of insisting he did not want Miers to withdraw, blamed the Senate for her demise."It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House _ disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," the president said shortly before leaving for Florida to assess hurricane damage.
Just like the Senate demanded for John Roberts! Who would've seen it coming? The real reason the nomination was withdrawn is that the withdrawal is slightly less humiliating for the President than an actual defeat in the Senate.
But who will be nominated next? Someone else unsatisfying, such as Alberto Gonzalez -- or someone to make conservatives and libertarians cheer, such as Janice Rogers Brown?
It's going to be a tough wait.
No one believes the explanation but there are certain things government officials are not allowed to say, ever. Here's hoping her replacement is someone the anti-Miers, anti-anti-Miers and pro-Miers Republicans can all unite behind.