Now that Harriet Miers has withdrawn, there's some speculation that Bush might nominate Alberto Gonzalez to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. Ramesh Ponnuru doubts it:
Yes, he has more of a track record, having been a justice of the Texas supreme court and having been White House counsel for a longer time than Miers. But the administration surely can't relish facing cronyism charges, conservative disaffection, and requests for privileged documents all over again.
I'm not so certain. If the White House was concerned about cronyism charges, it wouldn't have nominated Miers on the heels of Mike Brown's departure from FEMA. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the next nominee was Barney.
Given the stunning failure of Bush's staff to sit the President down and explain to him why nominating Miers would be a bad idea, it's very important (but unlikely) that Bush understand why the Right turned against him.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
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Well said, John. I think that what Mr. Bush does on his next nomimation has the potential to profoundly impact the mid-term elections (if it's not already too late).
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