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It's too early to gloat, but with speculation mounting that Judge Samuel Alito will be confirmed by the Senate, it's appropriate to reflect on how this nominee was appointed, in the first place: Conservative bloggers, pundits, and activists stopped the Harriet Meirs nomination. Should Judge Alito go on to be confirmed by the Senate, much of the credit will rightfully belong to the conservative movement. This story has been under-reported, but it is truly an historic accomplishment. Twenty years ago, before the advent of alternative media, this simply would not have been fathomable. Conservatives have long had the passion to...

White House Wants A Do-Over On Miers Time Magazine reports today that the White House recognizes that they have muffed the Harriet Miers nomination, and want a second chance to make a first impression. After having argued almost everything except a track record that would settle questions about why President Bush selected her over more obviously qualified candidates, the administration admits it screwed up and plans a new public argument for her confirmation: Get ready for a whole new Harriet. After a disastrous two weeks, White House officials say they hope to relaunch the nomination of Harriet Miers for the...

The cat is finally out of the bag. By naming a White House insider, Harriet Meirs, to be an Associate Supreme Court Justice, President Bush let the second judicial shoe drop and it fell like a ton of bricks…on his base. While both conservatives and liberals were expecting a more reliably traditionalist pick, President Bush seems to have chosen loyalty over surety, diversity over experience. Whether the President made this pick from a position of weakness as radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh believes or because he is genuinely convinced Ms. Meirs is the most qualified attorney to take this...