[going hot]

if it were not for the tons of conservative negative feedback on the Meirs appointment by Bush,

I sometimes wonder how far W and Ms Myers were prepared to go. Or was that a slap in the face of the senate, stating in effect that he could nominate the WH custodian for consideration, the senate job was to vote up/down, not to help pick nominees.

[ExGeeEye]

Bingo.

But try telling people that back then.