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Politics : Politics of Supreme Court Nominations -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: redfish who wrote (251)	10/4/2005 8:16:36 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 292

It is indeed a strange thing for Bush to pull this nominee out of the bag from nowhere. I ithink he is now aiming to move towards the center and paving the way for his brother to run in 2008. More strange is that the right is now pissed off at Bush but Bush has managed to gain the support of some people on whose face he was throwing mud just 6 months ago. Miers: Avoiding a Fight Bush Didn't Want “Social conservatives in the Senate are not likely to make common cause with liberals in opposing Miers, at least not in sufficient numbers to endanger her confirmation. Several key Democrats made friendly noises the day she was announced, while loyalty to Bush will bring most of the GOP to heel as well. White House calculations are that Miers will have the votes, even if she has to endure some discomfiting days in the hearings. ” ...read the entire story at npr.org