[GraniteStateConservative]

I heard that several people who "should" have been nominated decided against it. Which is why we had Miers to begin in the first place.

You've been hoodwinked and bamboozled. There is NO evidence of that. Rove said it to Dobson to shut him up.

[Pukin Dog]

There is NO evidence of that. Rove said it to Dobson to shut him up.

Totally and completely FALSE.

MANY dropped out, but the point is that no one was supposed to know it. Dobson let it out of the bag. You cant expect anyone to admit to being not up for the fight, can you. A couple people who claim to have not dropped out are LYING. Their future chances are now GONE. If you believe Miers was the first choice, then you need to up your meds.

[Dashing Dasher]

And you know this because?

Did you speak with Luttig?

Would you want to go through this process?

[BigSkyFreeper]

Rove said it to Dobson to shut him up

Factually inaccurate. Many dropped out because they didn't want to subject their families under the same "politics of personal destructon" microscope that they themselves get put under. Many of them also dropped out because the Democrats made it quite clear just what "outside the mainstream" meant. It's very complicated, and has nothing to do with Rove or Dobson chatting privately.