I agree. The President should start afresh. Continuing with a doomed nomination is not a sign of strength but a sign of weakness. The President can afford to lose every one else but he can't afford to lose the base. Its time to cut his losses, especially with the Special Counsel's indictments looming on the horizon. Bush can decide to have three productive years left in office or see them go to waste. He wants a legacy, he can have one and its not going to be achieved with a bitterly divided party.
("Denny Crane: Gun Control? For Communists. She's a liberal. Can't hunt.")