POST: Just when you thought conservatives would follow Bush

Some may agree that Mrs Miers had very little support in the Senate, in order to be a nominee for the Supreme Court. The only one true supporter, here, was not Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) it was President Bush by himself. All alone.

The complications of the matter would require a deeper analysis, yet, there is no more simplicity than the evidence: Judge Miers knew she had nothing to do without the support of the Senate. You can have the President's, sure, but that won't get you to the moon in a Nation that believes in its legal system, and it's ready to take it to the last consequences.

Of course, I'm not proud that a judge is turned down. This is a political affair, mostly, but the decision, and that's my point, is purely personal.

You can say "it's not fair! She would have been a great judge", and I'd say "maybe". But this has happened before -as Fred Barbash reminds us well in the linked article- so we don't have to grow desperate on the matter. I'm sure President Bush will find a suitable candidate for the Supreme Court, as he has found a "replacement" for Allan Greenspan in the Federal Reserve, a man that many thought would not leave office before the President did.

I would never aggree to call this a "victory of the most conservative wing", but as this comes up, it shows that not everybody in the Republican Party obbeys blindly to George W. Bush, and that's good in a way, as inner criticism makes us keep at least some attention in the real world. This time that criticism takes over, but for Bush this means that there's a broader change to be made: agreement. Within his own party, but also with those Democrats that can be reached. Forget Kerry's radical views. When it comes to the Supreme Court, it's time to negotiate.

Miguel Vinuesa