[garv]

It was imperative for conservatives to force the withdrawl before the Senate hearings. If the nomination had proceeded there were only two possible outcomes, confirmation or rejection.

Confirmation would result in Ms. Miers sitting on the court for the next 20 years. Given what was learned about Miers over the last several weeks is that a scenario you're comfortable with?

Rejection by the Senate would have been far more politically damaging to the President than withdrawl. Republicans voting down a Republican President's nominee? That sounds just super, especially to the rabid left.

[Rokke]

"It was imperative for conservatives to force the withdrawl before the Senate hearings."

It was imperative that political pundits insert themselves into a Constitutional process to prevent an elected President from having his Supreme Court nominee receive an up or down vote by 100 elected Senators? It was imperative that we now forever lose the correct argument that every nominee is entitled to an up or down vote in the senate? I disagree.