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I don't know how to post a link, but here is my post from 10/4 on a thread called Reading Bush's Brain

To: flixxx
ready to get flamed by this but here are some recent thoughts -
Bush knew the Dems would go after his next nominee because they "let" Roberts through, figuring he was replacing Rehnquist with Roberts so that was OK. Bush and Harriet are good friends and she knew the next nominee would take some heat, and she was willing to do that.
If the Dems go after her they will really make themselves look bad and she will be strong enough to still look good....but she will bow out so Bush can appoint his real choice Janice Brown. After the Dems made fools of themselves over going after Harriet, they can't badger a second woman, they will let Brown sail through and Harriet will have loyally "fallen on her sword" for George.
OK so it's some 6 hour road trip afterburn thinking but it IS possible and it would avoid Brown getting a hard scrutiny, plus she is a black woman, the Dems would look even more ridiculous going after her.

24 posted on 10/04/2005 9:47:33 PM EDT by MomwithHope
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To: flixxx
ready to get flamed by this but here are some recent thoughts -
Bush knew the Dems would go after his next nominee because they "let" Roberts through, figuring he was replacing Rehnquist with Roberts so that was OK.
Bush and Harriet are good friends and she knew the next nominee would take some heat, and she was willing to do that.
If the Dems go after her they will really make themselves look bad and she will be strong enough to still look good....but she will bow out so Bush can appoint his real choice Janice Brown. After the Dems made fools of themselves over going after Harriet, they can't badger a second woman, they will let Brown sail through and Harriet will have loyally "fallen on her sword" for George.

OK so it's some 6 hour road trip afterburn thinking but it IS possible and it would avoid Brown getting a hard scrutiny, plus she is a black woman, the Dems would look even more ridiculous going after her.

24 posted on 10/04/2005 6:47:33 PM PDT by MomwithHope

Bush knew the Dems would go after his next nominee... Bush and Harriet are good friends and she knew the next nominee would take some heat, and she was willing to do that. ... [Meirs] will bow out so Bush can appoint his real choice Janice Brown. After the Dems made fools of themselves over going after Harriet...they will let Brown sail through and Harriet will have loyally "fallen on her sword" for George.

MomwithHope, you said it so much better than I did (post 637). I agree 100% with your theory (post 917). Bytheway, here's the link to when you first proposed it.

but she will bow out so Bush can appoint his real choice Janice Brown. After the Dems made fools of themselves over going after Harriet, they can't badger a second woman, they will let Brown sail through and Harriet will have loyally "fallen on her sword" for George.

Except, the dems didn't go after Miers, the Republicans did.