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She will have been tanked by a lot more than just conservatives if in fact she does tank. I don't know what he would do. But if he decides that in response, the best course of action is to offer up someone worse than Miers from conservative point of view, that would be - I think - more irrational that what conservatives would be doing by opposing Miers. So I don't know if Bush will appease conservatives. But I have some trust that he would not act in a completely self-destructive manner.

To back up for a second. I have read everything I can on Miers. And it all amounts to about the same as if I had read nothing. I don't know what she'll be like on the SC. I do know - and I am pretty sure you will agree - she was a stupid pick politically. And from an outsider's perspecitve, an uncertain (and thus stupid) pick on the merits.

What conservatives should want, and what Bush should want, is for the coaltition that elected him in 2004 to stay together. For me personally, that is paramout. Bigger even than the SC. But Bush by picking Miers really put a lot of stress on that coalition. And he put even more stress by other things also, but this was an especially bad unforced error. Probably the worst stress the GOP coalition has come under since GHWB and the tax increase of 1990. And now we'll see how conservatives react. And then, if it comes to that, we'll see how Bush reacts. And if it comes to that, we'll see how conservatives react. Oh, joy.