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Miers withdraws

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.

I think she withdrew because her nomination was not politically viable. I regret that she was treated so shabbily, but now both sides will get to have the fight they wanted and it will probably make the President stronger and give the Republicans a better shot at increasing their majority in the Senate. Democrat opposition to judicial appointments has been the driving force in close senate races in the last two elections. This withdrawel, and the subsequent Democrat opposition to a conservative appointment should do the same for 2006.