Thanks so much for the link to this thread, I would have missed it for sure.
I read Arianna Huffinton's post about Miller already signing a million dollar book deal, but Miller told the New York Times staff she hadn't signed a book deal and didn't know what her plans would be.
The truth is mighty elusive, isn't it?
Perhaps the White House was aware the Plame thing wasn't going their way and that influenced the Miers pick, i.e, they didn't want to fight two battles at once.