Now it all makes sense to me. Why would even these idiots make a choice like Harriet Miers? It pleases absolutely no one and seriously pisses off those that they need the most.
Now we find out that Rove has likely been indicted and has been so informed. Stephanopoulos says his sources report that the investigation includes the potential direct involvement of the president and the vice-president. (How the hell can it NOT?? How big is Air Force One, anyway. Especially in the frenzied war room mentality that must have been going on the day after Wilson's NYT piece came out. And you KNOW Scooter wouldn't be leaking classified information without the knowledge of Darth Cheney.) It was just the typical high level, well disciplined and organized (and almost universally successful) political disinformation campaign that we have seen so often from these Mayberry morons. Only this time the lies and crimes directly affected national security so the CIA pushed back and the personal angle (disclosure of an individual agent's identity) really got the public's attention.
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And God sent us Patrick Fitzgerald. Whatever the hell he's got takes at least 8 pages to say. Has he been able to tie the "outing" leak itself to a wider case of misuse of intelligence and other classified information? That would easily make it bigger than Watergate, bigger than Teapot Dome.
At any rate, they're clearly terrified. Did you see that Press Briefing?? And now he can't even have Rove any where NEAR him.
They don't care that Miers gave money to Gore or the DNC. They don't care whether or not she's a lesbian. Hell, they wouldn't care if she was performing abortions in the Lincoln Bedroom. She was nominated for one purpose only -- to give them one more crucial vote. It's inevitable that there will be an incredible firefight of judicial/constitutional issues that will find there way to the SCOTUS -- Executive Privilege, quashing indictments and suppressing evidence based on Patriot Act or national security grounds etc... It is absolutely their last hope.
Miers was not nominated to be a Supreme Court Justice. She was nominated to try to play goalie as their empire falls apart. They don't care how she'll act in the future because, for them, there is no tomorrow.
The confirmation process MUST focus squarely on the recusal issue. That is, by far, the most important question since it is clearly the ONLY reason she was nominated. If she goes on record clearly committing to recuse herself on issues relating to wrongdoing by anyone that she personally worked with (or who reported to anyone that she worked with -- that oughta cover it) I'd say confirm her in a hurry and let the fun begin. Because it's happening NOW.