Speaking of Harriet Miers, Pitchfork Pat says:

...In claiming Miers is the most qualified person he knows to fill the seat of Sandra Day O'Connor, President Bush tells us more about himself than her. If she is truly that qualified, why did he hide this extraordinary talent in the paper-shuffling job of White House staff secretary? Why was she not named White House Counsel instead of Gonzales? Why was she not nominated to the U.S. Appellate Court for the District of Columbia to give her judicial experience? If she is that good, why did Bush pass her over for John Roberts?

Twenty-four hours after he picked his personal lawyer for the Supreme Court, George Bush was in the Rose Garden trying to put out the firestorm he had ignited in his own base camp. How's that for political brilliance?

His aides are now demanding that Republican Senators and conservatives rally around their president. They should not. They should tell the president, respectfully, that, though he went with Harry Reid, they will stay with their convictions.

It's stand up time again, as in the days of old.

In other news, Pat Buchanan is now a liberal. In earlier news, see "Over half of WND readers support Bush's impeachment".