Harriet Miers,  Politics,  Supreme Court

Harriet Miers Watch: The Withdrawl

President Bush’s embattled nominee for the Supreme Court announced on Thursday she was withdrawing her name from consideration.

Reuters has Miers withdraws nomination.

President George W. Bush’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, White House counsel Harriet Miers, abruptly withdrew from consideration on Thursday after mounting criticism from the right and the left about her credentials for the lifetime job.

Bush said in a statement he reluctantly accepted the withdrawal of his long-time ally and would move in a timely manner to fill the vacancy left open by the retirement of Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O’Connor.

Harriet Miers’ letter of withdrawl is here.

Flap applauds Harriet Miers and wishes her well and continued service of the United States.

She did the RIGHT thing!

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