What's Plan B?

On Thursday morning, Harriet Miers decided to withdraw her nomination from the Supreme Court. Since being nominated for the Supreme Court on Oct. 3, Miers' nomination seemed to be in deep trouble. Due to her longtime association with George W. Bush, and inexperience on constitutional issues, she has been thought of as a foolish candidate and a "crony" of the President.Elite conservatives opined that Miers could not be counted on to decide cases as a true conservative. Miers was supposed to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who was the critical swing vote on divisive social issues, such as abortion. Most social conservatives felt that Miers wouldn't do a good job as a voter, who could help swing the vote as O'Connor did. Most believe President Bush had made the wrong decision if he was to nominate someone who would reshape the Supreme Court. It was said that Miers withdrew because alot of info about her was permanently protected from disclosure, and if the Senate couldn't learn about her past, then she would surely not be elected. But most believe it was the fierce opposition from Bush's conservative supporters that caused Miers to withdraw. It was most likely the case that she didn't want to deal with alot of negative publicity, or be under the scrutiny of the public eye. The nomination was not looking to have a good future, so Miers decided to withdraw to avoid any imminent problems. So, now it's back to he drawing board for President Bush, who now has to find a new nominee for the Supreme Court

This story is similar to something that occured in 1987, when President Ronald Reagan nominated Robert Bork to become a Supreme Court Justice. Bork was rejected by the Senate in a 58-42 vote, after he was publicly trashed by Senator Edward Kennedy, and ridiculed for his video rental history. From this public trashing, Sente voted him agaisnt him joining the Supreme Court. Maybe Miers made the right decision, to get out of the spotlight before she ended up like Robert Bork.