[WatchOutForSnakes]

Because some things are worth fighting for, win or lose.

[blaquebyrd]

I agree. Although Miers was an unlikely choice for the Supremes, she should of been given a chance to prove herself one way or the other in the hearings. The president now has to deal from a position of weakness knowing that whomever he selects was not his first choice for the job. If he wasn't going to stand up for Miers he shouldn't have nominated her.

[Trust but Verify]

you're right, it is worth fighting for, but if you do not have to go looking for confrontation. My objection to Harriet Miers is that there are many other far more qualified candidates. There are very conservative candidates that are highly qualified that can be confirmed without things going nuclear. That is the path Bush needs to take now.