If Bush fails to withdraw Miers, and Democrats have the vote to defeat Miers, they will use them to do so. Defeating the President on his own ground is simply too sweet, particularly when the strategic argument for putting her over the top -- that it might sew long-term intra-Republican dissention -- is the very definition of two birds in the bush.
He won't
and Democrats have the vote to defeat Miers
They don't
Defeating the President on his own ground is simply too sweet
Dems have been hosed thinking that Meirs is a moderate. They have no interest in stopping her confirmation knowing that Bush will just appoint another conservative. Your logic is faulty
particularly when the strategic argument for putting her over the top -- that it might sew long-term intra-Republican dissention -- is the very definition of two birds in the bush.
Keep dreaming....
Stir the pot;
Stir the pot;
You are looking for a zot.
That's pretty much it. Bush set up a scenario where the Democrats win big three quarters of the time.