from my observation, (which admittedly is distant and probably inaccurate) it seemed to me that he dropped the ball on that one, thinking that he was pulling another one out of the hat, like roberts, because he knew that she was truly conservative.....he just didn't see the big picture as those of us outside did.
the miers mess upset me greatly, if i may be honest. i couldn't stand watching some of my favorite talking heads behaving so harshly and so loftily. on one hand, i understood...but on another, it sickened me.
who wouldn't be disturbed by EVERYONE turning against you?
picture this...al gore, or worse (?) john kerry, handling all these bombings, the hurricanes, the restructuring of the airlines.....shudder...
I think very few actually long for Kerry or Gore. I think most of us still feel blessed we have this man, rather than the other two.
The difference with Miers is that it was self-inflicted. And, remember, the administration made some inexusable charges to disparage the objectors of the nomination. Forgiveness cuts both ways, and I think both the administration and those of us on the other side have chosen to leave it in the past.
Recollecting, in the Miers nomination, they showed more "fight" than I've seen recently in anything else they've done...and it was against their base. This is the troubling aspect. Why were they so determined to engage that fight?
I just don't understand some of the decisions they have been making recently.