From the conservative RedState.org's judicial Web site (a pro-Bush's judges site):
RedState is able to report this morning that, very quietly, certain third parties have begun going back through the list of potential judicial nominees at the behest of the White House. Sources tell RedState that while the White House intends to make a public display of moving the Miers nomination forward, the reality of the situation has been conveyed to the President — namely that it is increasingly likely that Harriet Miers will meet a bipartisan effort to block her nomination.Excuse me? A "bipartisan" effort to block her nomination? Uh no. The effort so far is only from Republicans, and that's only from wacko far-right activist Republicans. Mainstream Republicans and liberals have so far been unenthused with Harriet, but at the same time, we've adopted a wait and see attitude.
As a result of growing chatter about the nomination, the White House is, as the Washington Times reported, trying to develop an exit strategy. At the same time, the White House does not want to withdraw the nomination without having a replacement close by. Notwithstanding that, the White House is relying on trusted third parties to initially help reformulate a list of candidates that would unite and rally the base.
If Harriet Miers has to withdraw her nomination it will be the fault of the far-right of the Republican party. Harriet Miers won't have passed the far-right extremist litmus test of the minority of extremists who have taken over the GOP.
Nice try guys, but if Harriet goes down, it's YOUR fault. And if another nominee gets appointed, it's going to be because that next nominee is a far-right out-of-the-mainstream nut and that's the only kind of person the minority running the majority will accept.
