The Real Reason For The Miers Withdrawal

Miers - Gonzales - Torture. From SMH:

In her letter, Ms Miers cited the criticism by leading senators of the questionnaire she filled out in advance of the Senate confirmation hearings that were to take place on November 7. But she said the main reason for her decision was requests from the Senate Judiciary Committee for documents that revealed advice she gave Mr Bush during her time as White House counsel.

"It is clear that senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during her tenure at the White House - disclosures that would undermine a president's ability to receive candid counsel," she said.

And before y'all go celebrating, here comes another one, just like the other ones. Bush's Pentagon chief spokesperson nominee is a wingnut ideologue:

Mr. Smith, a former ABC News producer who has worked as an adviser in both Bush administrations, said in an article in The Wall Street Journal on April 25 that the Arab satellite news channel Al Jazeera operated on behalf of terrorists and that American networks aided them by televising Al Jazeera's videotape.

"Osama bin Laden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Al Qaeda have a partner in Al Jazeera and, by extension, most networks in the U.S.," Mr. Smith wrote. "This partnership is a powerful tool for the terrorists in the war in Iraq."

"Al Jazeera," he added, "has very strong partners in the U.S. - ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN and MSNBC. Video aired by Al Jazeera ends up on these networks, sometimes within minutes."

Fox News is Al Jazeera's partner in terrorism? Only Bush would believe it...