Lesser of Evils?

Harriet Miers has withdrawn her nomination to the Supreme Court today. The official line is that she cannot prove her record without the President releasing "privileged" administration records. Now, that is scary enough on its own... that Bush refuses to have an open and accountable administration, one not ashamed to release documents pertaining to his personal counsel. Okay, Hitler, whatever you say.

The scarier thing for me, though, is that I think Miers partly withdrew because of the conservative backlash. This born-again, anti-choice Evangelical Bush buddy isn't far enough to the right? Are you kidding me? What this means is that though we might have been saved from a Bush buddy, we will now most likely have a nominee from Aryan Nations. Okay, I know that's exaggerating, but how can Bush risk offending the right amidst Cheney's illegal leak, the debacle of Katrina/Wilma, and the death toll in Iraq passing 2000? He can't. So buckle down folks, 'cause I think Miers was the Wicked Witch of the East and we're about to get the Wicked Witch of the West.