Neehai, I think this was pretty embarassingly obvious.
Bush thought he'd "pull a Cheney" and nominate the person helping him search for a nominee. Miers is completely underqualified, and Republicans, rather than making a fool of Bush by voting her down, got her to withdraw her nomination to avoid the direct confrontation.
Bush thought he'd "pull a Cheney" and nominate the person helping him search for a nominee. Miers is completely underqualified, and Republicans, rather than making a fool of Bush by voting her down, got her to withdraw her nomination to avoid the direct confrontation.
Actually, Miers name was put forward to Bush by Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
"Indeed, Miers was among the top White House aides who were vetting potential candidates for the court, and her name was put forward by an unusual source — the leader of the Senate Democrats, Harry Reid of Nevada.
On Sept. 21, during a breakfast meeting with Bush and other senators, Reid suggested that Miers would make a good nominee, citing his favorable impression of her during the confirmation process for the new chief justice, John G. Roberts Jr."
-Source: LA Times, Oct 4th, By Edwin Chen, Times Staff Writer