[Ol' Sparky]

Everyone seems to be assuming that if Miers goes down, we'll end up with a more Conservative and/or more originalist candidate. I am afraid we'd end up with a repeat of the Bork / Ginsberg / Kennedy debacle.

If Miers goes down due to fear by of the political damage done by confirming her, Bush is certainly not going to be dumb enough nor will the Republican Senators let him put forth another candidate that alienates the base.

[BigSkyFreeper]

If Miers goes down due to fear by of the political damage done by confirming her, Bush is certainly not going to be dumb enough nor will the Republican Senators let him put forth another candidate that alienates the base.

I frankly believe the Senators don't give a damn what happens in the event Miers goes down. Most of them have demonstrated in the recent past they're not principled enough to fight the Democrats. We wouldn't be where we are if the Republicans hadn't been skipping floor debates to attend social events while the Democrats were running roughshod over stellar nominees with their filibustering left and right at will.