A very bad week for ShrubCo.

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Harriet Miers withdraws her name for consideration as Supreme Court Justice to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. Ostensibly this was to prevent the release of confidential Executive Branch documents and muddying up Executive privilege (never mind that her nomination itself arguably caused an issue with separation of powers). In reality, it was due to

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[blueinva]

>It also holds the worrying possibility of a candidate tailor-made for the love of the Religious Right, but for now I'm laughing

It does, and I'm willing to bet that it's not going to be Al Gonzales who's nominated next, but some idealogue like Luttig - and with it bye-bye the Right to Privacy in the US.

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Of course you can steal it! I'm quite flattered you asked.

If it does appear in print, could you let me know? And if your editors happen to like my snarkiness, I'm always available for freelance work... ;>