Miers way down on tradesports.
It may be this Texas Lottery stuff (who knows?) but Miers is down 22 cents today at tradesports.com and currently trading at 40 cents (to win a dollar if she if confirmed). Hmm.
posted by Harsh Pencil | 10/21/2005 10:10:00 AM
I am on record as predicting her withdrawal (see Matter of Time) and stand by it.
Jonah Goldberg at the Corner is questioning whether a Miers withdrawl would be more damaging for teh conservative movement.
I think not. As a member of the anti-anti-Miers crowd, I would not hold a grudge against the anti-Miers folks. In fact, the whole anti-anti-Miers crowd is anti-anti-Miers for the very reason that they are not the types who go ballistic and hold grudges. The ballistic/grudge types are the anti-Miers group.
If Miers withdraws, as part of the anti-anti-Miers group, I would just shrug it off and get behind the next nominee.
However, if Bush appoints someone worse than Miers (such as Larry Tribe), then I might be pissed at the anti-Miers folk.
S'aurus has taken the most convenient position, that of being anti-anti-anti-Miers should she not be confirmed, while being anti-anti-Miers if she withdraws. Because, who's counting antis versus antes?
I know anti-anti-Miers. Miers herself has an Auntie-anti-anti-Miers. And S'aurus, you're no Auntie-anti-Miers.
Are we clear?
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