[Mo1]

Even if this is true, the remaining 20% still would have been a better choice than Miers

You don't even know who they remaining names were

[counterpunch]

You don't even know who they remaining names were

Actually, the remaining names don't matter. The list should have been expanded until they found someone who was not Miers.

This is the result of a lack of imagination.
What about a Senator such as Rick Santorum or John Cornyn?
The Senate would most certainly approve one of their own.

The only thing standing in the way of nominating one of these superior candidates is their gender.
This exposes just how destructive identity politics are.
Bush should have never even entertained it.

This is where Bush really "blinked".
He allowed himself to get cowed into the very thing he claims he opposes. But if Miers was advising him on choosing herself then it makes sense, because it is reported she supports Affirmative Action.