Harriet Miers? Machine Gun Sammy!

Harriet Miers has finally been withdrawn. I think everyone can breathe a sigh of relief and join me in saying "Screw another nominee, let's have more confirmation hearings for Roberts and then give him two votes."

Does anyone else get the feeling that Bush just single handly owned everyone and their mother who would advocate for a Supreme Court nominee based on their gender? I don't quite feel sure enough that this is premeditated to declare it the single most brilliant political move since the Republicans stole an election with a worthless Warren Harding, but it's close. Maybe Bush, with a plethora of extremely capable John Robert-esque men, realized that giving one of them the initial nomination would cause an incredible amount of backlash from the quota-loving Dems, along with some spineless Republicans trying to become media darlings. To circumvent this, he nominates one of the least qualified women he can find, someone non-threatening to the left, ensuring her torpedoing by the right, so that he can finally nominate someone who really deserves it. By orchestrating that her downfall is initiated by the right, Bush guarantees the viability of the nuclear option. Do you really think that any House Republican will vote against Alito after the mushroom stamping Harriet Miers recieved at their... um... hands? Besides, Alito is from Philly, effectively castrating the bastard of the Republican party, Arlen Specter. After 15 years without a complaint on the Federal Bench, there can be no question as to Machine Gun Sammy's competence. Brilliant...

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