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This is not the way the Bush White House drew up the Harriet Miers nomination. It appears the thinking here was to thread the needle and not give Democrats any paper trail, so they wouldn’t be able to go hard after her and at the same time conservatives would be able to trust Bush that he would be nominating a reliable conservative. But some conservatives balked. And what I’m hearing on Capitol Hill from Senate aides on the judiciary committee is that there is “supreme frustration” on this pick. It’s not just that Miers has no track record. That’s scary enough for conservatives who want a reliable vote on the high court.
The other issue is that conservatives seem split and the fact that Bush has to do damage control is problematic. It also puts conservatives on the hill in a tough position to make sure they don’t bash the President’s pick publicly yet not outright endorse it. There is the groundwork here that Miers nomination could be in trouble. Some Democrats may fear they don’t know enough about her, so they’ll reject her. And for the same reason, conservatives are scared too. What I’m hearing is that Miers better shine in her confirmation hearing or she’ll be in trouble.
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