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It was a gang of 14, actually.
Miers was an interesting pick because of her personal closeness to the President, to be sure. I think calling it "cronyism" is overly simplistic. Bush, I'm sure, remembers what happened to his father when advisors assured H.W. that a certain current Justice was a solid conservative choice. That same disaster will not befall Bush the Younger. Essentially, the only people who know how conservative Miers is are George Bush and Karl Rove, and perhaps a few other administration insiders. What remains to be seen is this:
Will conservative Senators take Bush's word that Miers is a solid conservative?
I'll tell you one thing: she isn't going to get 55 Republican votes...
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