I have thought ever since Bush nominated Scalito (Scalia Light+Alito) to the Supreme Court that Harriet Miers was just a stalking horse for a male nominee. Bush could later claim that he nominated a woman to fill recently-retired Justice Sandra Day O'conner's shoes but when her nomination didn't fly he was free to pick a man. I don't think he ever expected Miers to get through. But then the question arises: why an extreme right-wing nominee? Why a choice that is certain to cause a battle royal in the Senate? Well, according to James Ridgeway in the Village Voice, that's exactly what Bush wants at the moment. Ridgeway writes: President Bush's nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court this morning is a transparent—and embarrassing—move to promote a left-right fight over a court appointment as a device to shift attention from the debacle set off by Scooter Libby's indictment Friday.(for more on this)
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