I now believe that Miers was nominated as a placekeeper

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

I think that the whole Bush administration knows that they could go down for the count, depending on how bad the results of the GJ turn out. I also think they knew they HAD to come up with a nominee, because they just had to in order to act normal. But I think they didn't want to name the REAL nominee because that person might be swept up in the toxic vortex that is about to crash through the White House and have their chances ruined forever. Maybe Harriet said to * something along these lines- "I know, why don't you nominate me and we'll buy some time. If it looks like you're in the clear, I'll get an infected ingrown toenail and remove myself for health reasons and then you can go ahead and nominate _______________. If you do get indicted, my nomination is moot and no harm done." Maybe this is what they filled Dobson in on.

I actually think this wouldn't be a bad stratertergy on their part.Thoughts?

[Burried News]

1. He sure seems to want to manufacture as much news as possible

this week - to cover up Traitorgate.

[raccoon]

2. I think that's a very reasonable theory.

Do you read mysteries a lot, by any chance? :-)

Seriously, this makes sense.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

9. yes! I do

Sherlock Holmes my all-time fave. (Lately I like Elizabeth George.)

To solve this mystery I asked myself : Why would * nominate someone who probably will not pass scrutiny by either side and is clearly unqualified?

Answer - Because they NEVER expected her to succeed, because she is not the true nominee.

Hence my theory of the placeholder as the only motivation I could ascribe to such an action.

[crispini]

3. Why would Shrubco being indicted render her nomination moot?

I don't get that. I'm sure the WH will try to hang on as hard as possible to "business as usual" even in the event of any indictments.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

4. well I thought that the Supreme Court nominee of a President

who was under a cloud of indictment or impeachment would just be rejected out-of-hand or that the hearings would be interrupted.

[crispini]

5. Well, quite possibly, but remember that

Fitzgerald can't indict the President, I'm pretty sure. If he were named as anything, it would be as "unindicted co-conspiritor." Nothing happens to him per se unless he gets imeached.

Now, IIRC, the House impeaches the President. The Senate confirms SCOTUS nominees. So theoretically we could have both going on at the same time. But I just am not sure this Congress will impeach Shrub.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. sadly, I am reminded of another time

When President Clinton was forced to deal with Monica, it was distracting - it had to be. Those were tough times, and I am still amazed how well he did.

He and his administration suffered because of a personal act.

Here, the problems are institutional, pervading the entire administration. Their decisions, their actions and their games are coming back to haunt them.

Our entire country suffered because of their professional acts.

The problem is, it IS a dangerous world out there. You think that China does not notice what goes on here? They are pushing Taiwan around more and more, gently testing the waters. Russia (I looked into his KGB soul) under Putin cares about regaining the power they have lost. At western expense. They have been pressing the Baltic states with military exercises, they are playing supply games with oil and gas pricing and they are cutting deals with China - against who? one guess. USA.

So, I am reminded that distraction can damage an administration. Unfortunately, the current yahoos are wrong on policy issues so often, that they don't need distraction to screw things up. But, I fear that distraction PLUS their inabilities could prove to be even worse.

[DemBones DemBones]

6. A very interesting hypothesis. . .

these people are smarter than they act, sometimes.

Who knows what evil lurks in their hearts?

[whatever4]

8. They thought about that too, I agree

Though my own opinion is that she's been nominated to keep his ass out of jail, in case it ever gets that far. Between her and Roberts, that "court" will never convict him of anything. For them, thought it tears our nation apart...they win either way.

and then the likes of Coulter go on tv to turn against Bush over this. She's really upset with Bush over this nomination, old Coulter is. Sure. They can start a war. And lie about it. They can torture prisoners of war. And lie about it. They can allow thousands of our own people to die on our own soil over planned mismanagement. And lie about it.

But this Miers thing upset her finally. Sure. Shill.

No, it's not misdirection, it's not a ploy to get the liberals to buy off on her, to act as if YOU all don't want her. Sure. Nothing fishy there.

And I have to think that all these many commentators and media personalities are ON the payroll, and as such, that they can be tried for treason TOO. Enjoy your freedom, while you still have it, Rush and Ann and Pat Robertson...all of you on that payroll...because once you took the money, you became a viable target. And I KNOW a lot of you took money. It is the ONLY thing you types care about. You accepted bribes to further lies of a corrupt administration. Your heads will roll along with theirs; you are complicit in treason.

I just hope it's live and in color when it happens