Could the Miers nomination / withdrawal be nothing but smoke and mirrors?

[NNN0LHI]

Funny how this all comes to a climax the same time the Grand Jury is wrapping up. Might be just all a coincidence. CNN even has racist Ann Coulter on giving her expert opinion whining through her nose on all this right now.

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. Sure. Why expect anything else with this administration.

[niyad]

2. think this has been a set-up from the beginning. on the other hand,

the "tin ear to politics" comment heard on cnn this morning was interesting. (candy crowley, I think)

[Loonman]

3. No

I honestly think Bush thought he could pull this off. Bush is too stupid for Machiavellian stuff.

[NNN0LHI]

6. Is Rove too stupid for Machiavellian stuff? n/t

[Loonman]

9. Too clumsy

But we know his spots, now.

[Zen]

15. Rove allowed Bush to pick this one ...

He was distracted by Plamegate and little Bushie wanted to take this one on himself. He failed and will be toast without Rove. And Rove is toast, therefore Bush is toast. Simple logic...

[niyad]

10. I think it was molly ivins who said that people who believe bush is stupid

have made precisely the conclusion he wants them to. I don't think he is stupid, but I do think he is cunning, vicious, completely amoral and arrogant almost beyond belief.

[Zen]

17. And he totally failed here. His advocacy for her was as stupid as it gets

He looked and sounded like a total fool - if this is supposed to be revving up his base, it's not working. They are the most depressed looking bunch I've ever seen. Bush is losing his base and no conspiracy theorist can convince me otherwise. These are really glum people out here in the REAL WORLD...

[givemebackmycountry]

4. With these criminals in charge?

ANYTHING is possible!

[tk2kewl]

5. not a very flattering smoke screen though

it just makes bush look weak for not sticking with her and stupid for having nominated her in the first place

these guys have run out of tricks

[Career Prole]

7. MIHOP...I can hear Condescenda's voice already.

"Who could have imagined Harriet Miers would fly her nomination into the side of Fitzmas?"

[grytpype]

8. Notice how Bush timed the 2000th death to coincide with the indictments?

But Fitzgerald tricked him and moved the indictments off a couple of days.

I'm kidding. And I'm sick of the tin-foil-hat bullshit on DU.

[Taxloss]

11. Yeah, Wilma and Rosa Parks were both in on it. n/t

[Zen]

19. Bless you for being cynical of the tin-foil hat stuff...

I'm totally sick of it too. It's liek we have killjoy paranoid fools bringing us down the minute we start to celebrate.

[LSdemocrat]

12. No, they've completely lost their political sense

They failed to see that post-Brownie nominating an unqualified crony was a really bad idea. They've wasted tons of time and political capital trying to sell this nominee and just pissed of everyone that got them to where they were, notably: the fundamentalist right, Congressional Republicans, and vast portions of the Republican Noise Machine.

They have no credibility with anyone anymore. They just cut their losses and ran.

[Mr_Spock]

13. Oh, another poll for the paranoid fools to show us up!!

This is getting rediculous - I'll listen to Stephanie Miller now - DU is getting stupid. This is the biggest failure of this administration and it's because Rove was caught up in the Plamegate. It's a clear as the depressed looks on the repuke faces at work. If anyone thinks this will be good for public opinion (Repuke reelection), then I got some good weed for you that will enhance your paranoid delusions...

[Zen]

14. Yeah, they planned to be total buffoons and failures for all to see.

Right :eyes:

[dogday]

16. Someone said it very well

The republicans are not going quietly. That is not their style. The Miers nomination was always meant to be misleading, with her record, shrub must of known her nomination would not fly. Look one way, while they are doing something in the background. It is their way and they are definitely not finished...

[Zen]

18. Nope, Bush really thought this one would fly. repukes in Congress

revolted on him and surprised him dramatically. I am seeing this for what it really is - a total and complete failure to make a decision without the help of Rove. He's toast without Rove - this should put his approval into the 20's...

[dogday]

20. Harriet Miers was a decoy Justice

I believe the shrub knew exactly what he was doing. Remember when Dobson said, he knew something, well this is what he knew. This was a ploy, a trick, a deceit on behalf of the administration. They know exactly what they are doing... Pretty low down to mess with a SCOTUS appointment like this. Shows how much respect they have for our government....

[Zen]

21. Hey, get that tin-foil hat adjusted - it's WAY too tight.

There is NO way any President would ever send up an appointment that could have easily gone smoothly if he really didn't want her in the first place. Bush really is a retarded moron without Rove.

[dogday]

22. I like my hat just the way it is thanks

believe what you want, but this was a setup from the beginning..