Harriet Miers withdraws

Looks like Miers is removing herself from the Supreme Court run. The Washington Post reports that "Miers and President Bush cited their concern with the requests of members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for documents dealing with her work as White House counsel that the administration has chosen to withhold as privileged".

This nomination was in trouble from the get go. Both parties never gave her the support John Roberts received. Her stance on abortion and lack of judicial experience didn't sit well with many. In my humble opinion, this just opens up the opportunity to bring in a hard-nose conservative, someone who's a surefire bet to get confirmed by the Senate. They need to be careful about this. As they put this fire out, the decision of a new nominee could cause more. I'm not expecting a nomination annoucement anytime soon, not with this Valerie Plaine issue hanging over their heads. The White House will divert its attention to deal with this first, as it may reach all the way up to Cheney.

The winter season will be interesting...