Miers Withdraws!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As GB Fan reports below, Miers today withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court. And I'm thrilled. I don't particularly buy the stated reason for the withdrawal-protection of executive privielege. We all know that conservatives derailed this nomination, and rightly so. Now we can look forward to a new nominee who should unite the base. The President surely got the message that there are a great many of us who deeply care of the state of the judiciary, and are more committed to principled and brilliant jurists than we are to our beloved Republican President.

In reflecting on these amazing last few weeks, I can't help but be proud of my fellow conservatives. Despite intense pressure from the administration, the Republican Party, and with almost zero help from Congressional Republicans, conservatives stood on principle. So for all those who think conservatives are just knee-jerk party loyalists who spout the party line, you are wrong. We believe in ideas, and we are willing to buck our party and our party's leadership when the stakes are big.

Now we have a new nomination to consider. I hope President Bush nominates a clear conservative with a strong judicial philosophy and a brilliant legal mind. My first choice is Michael McConnel from the 10th Circuit, but we'll see. Either way, I'm fairly confident that this next nomination will be a fight. So, as they say, Let's Roll!