Quag-Miers for the Dems & Reps

Due a horrible nomination by Bush, Republicans has found himself in a pickle, but so have the Democrats.

Bush:
Bush must withdraw this nominee. Maybe she can come down with the bird flu? Either way, if she goes before the Senate, Bush's ever declining popularity will slip further...and no, it's not because of Iraq. We, conservatives, just don't trust Bush anymore. There have been too many letdowns. When Cheney went on Rush's show to do damage control, the only thing he could say was "trust me." Why? So us your track record. I don't think Bush will withdraw Miers, though. He doesn't understand "what the fuss is all about."

"That's possible, I think that's possible," Mrs. Bush said when asked on NBC's "Today Show" whether criticism that Miers lacked intellectual heft were sexist in nature. Ummm.... No. If Edith Jones or Janice Rogers Brown were appointed, conservatives would be cheering. Laura Bush has just picked a card from the liberal playbook to attack her base.

Look for Bush and the blue-blood Republicans to try to throw some bone to the conservative base like proposing an anti-flag burning amendment.

Republicans:
Well, the Senate Republicans have a decision to make. If the support the President, and Miers turns out to be a Souter, they can kiss their careers goodbye. Conservatives may not even wait that long. There could be a backlash in 2006. An outspoken conservative Senator could make a name for himself by openly opposing the nomination. Obviously this is also risky, if by some 1% chance Miers turns out to be a Scalia, he'll be the odd man out. Likely many will stay on the fence and see if the opposition by bloggers and pundits continue until the hearings.

Democrats:
Well the Democrats have two choices: believe the "dodged a bullet" with Miers and confirm her... or join conservative Republicans in rejecting Miers in order to "stick it" to Bush. The former might be better in the long run for the liberals, but their angry-left constitutents will be angry (obviously) that Democrats appointed a Bush crony and passed up an opportunity to "stick it" to Bush. Although they seem relaxed, Senate Democrats are not living on Easy Street.