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BREAKING NEWS
President Bush "reluctantly" accepts Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers's request to withdraw her nomination.
So much for Miers
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So much for Miers
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Miers withdraws Supreme Court nomination
Thursday, October 27, 2005; Posted: 9:17 a.m. EDT (13:17 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Thursday accepted the withdrawal of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, according to a statement from the White House.
In her letter to the president, Miers said she was "concerned that the confirmation process presents a burden for the White House and its staff and it is not in the best interest of the country."
"It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House -- disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," Bush said.
"Harriet Miers' decision demonstrates her deep respect for this essential aspect of the constitutional separation of powers -- and confirms my deep respect and admiration for her."
Miers, 60, was nominated earlier this month by President Bush to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the high court. (Profile)
Bush's decision to nominate Miers, his White House counsel and a longtime adviser, had divided his supporters, many of whom wanted a nominee with a clear record of opposition to abortion.
On Wednesday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan had dismissed the suggestion that senators were reluctant to come out in support of Miers because they are unimpressed with her as a nominee.
"I think you're seeing a lot of members of the Senate saying, 'We want to hear what she has to say in the hearings,' before they make a judgment," he said.
"With Harriet Miers, there are many in the Senate that simply did not know her previously, although she is widely respected within the legal profession."
Senators had hoped to begin confirmation hearings the week of November 7.
CNN's Dana Bash contributed to this report
Miers withdraws Supreme Court nomination
Thursday, October 27, 2005; Posted: 9:17 a.m. EDT (13:17 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Thursday accepted the withdrawal of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, according to a statement from the White House.
In her letter to the president, Miers said she was "concerned that the confirmation process presents a burden for the White House and its staff and it is not in the best interest of the country."
"It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House -- disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," Bush said.
"Harriet Miers' decision demonstrates her deep respect for this essential aspect of the constitutional separation of powers -- and confirms my deep respect and admiration for her."
Miers, 60, was nominated earlier this month by President Bush to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the high court. (Profile)
Bush's decision to nominate Miers, his White House counsel and a longtime adviser, had divided his supporters, many of whom wanted a nominee with a clear record of opposition to abortion.
On Wednesday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan had dismissed the suggestion that senators were reluctant to come out in support of Miers because they are unimpressed with her as a nominee.
"I think you're seeing a lot of members of the Senate saying, 'We want to hear what she has to say in the hearings,' before they make a judgment," he said.
"With Harriet Miers, there are many in the Senate that simply did not know her previously, although she is widely respected within the legal profession."
Senators had hoped to begin confirmation hearings the week of November 7.
CNN's Dana Bash contributed to this report
"I know because it is impossible for a tape to hold the compression levels of these treble boosted MFSL's like Something/Anything. The metal particulate on the tape would shatter and all you'd hear is distortion if even that." - VD
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It's gonna be J.R. Brown now, or someone equally vile. Miers was never meant to be confirmed -- she was just a diversion to set the table for a right-wing nutjob. Here comes the real nominee.
It's amusing that apparently Harriet was yanked because of the Senate wanting to see documents from her work as White House counsel. Bush must have choked on a pretzel when he heard that:
Ryan
It's amusing that apparently Harriet was yanked because of the Senate wanting to see documents from her work as White House counsel. Bush must have choked on a pretzel when he heard that:
Ryan
RQOTW: "I'll make sure that our future is defined not by the letters ACLU, but by the letters USA." -- Mitt Romney
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I have no doubt that the next nominee will be a right-wing nutjob. My hope is that Miers' rejection will make it easier to block nominee #2, leading to a comparatively decent nominee #3.
I don't think the White House counsel documents really had anything to do with her yanking. That's just the excuse they're using to save face. She was yanked because she was rejected by the extremists who run the Republican party.
I don't think the White House counsel documents really had anything to do with her yanking. That's just the excuse they're using to save face. She was yanked because she was rejected by the extremists who run the Republican party.
Yeah, the Dems may have blown this one. If I was them, I would've shored up support for Miers. Seriously, they got tossed a soft one, and when you see it floating towards you, TAKE A SWING.
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