Harriet Miers & George Bush BFFs

"See Harriet, that's were I go and hide when people are being mean to me."  

Did Bush really just nominate Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court? Not exactly a slam-dunk. The President follows John Roberts, a judiciary super-star, with Harriet Miers, a complete unknown. Both left and right are a little twitchy about Ms. Miers. I heard no less four qualified female jurists mentioned. But Bush goes with his “home-girl.” Hmmm…

Even his evangelical base is beginging to seriously question the direction Bush is leading the country; and they are definitely not happy with Miers. His approval numbers are sliding, Rove and Delay are being indicted, Michael Brown bumbled FEMA's Katrina response, and the Iraq war is looking more and more like Vietnam everyday. Things are begging to unravel.

The President has lost his Teflon sheen. And his moment of political invincibility wanes and waxes. Another bullet-proof president stubbles and the fickle American voter begins to turn away. Faced with all this controversy, why would George Bush nominate someone so unpalatable to his base?

Feels like cronyism to me. This President has favored loyalty above all else. I think he saw an opportunity to have a personal ally on the Court. But Bush has bitten-off more than he can chew. Even he does not have the political capitol to pull this one off. Not now, not with the all the negative press swirling.

The political pundit buzzards are circling.