**Conspiracy Theory**

I listened to the news this morning and was surprised that journalists are reporting that conservatives were likely to be the biggest barrier to the successful confirmation of Supreme Court nominee, and Bush buddie, Harriet Miers.

And then I thought...

of course. It's a ruse.

Conservatives don't really have a problem. They are blowing smoke. Here's why.

Democrats have made it clear that the O'Connor replacement would be scrutinized carefully. Bush then nominates someone who has nothing to scrutinize. By that I mean that she has no judicial history, never argued before the SCOTUS, and most of her recent work has been in the White House. And Bush made it clear that he is a deep and unabiding believer in executive privilege.

In other works, Congress, you ain't getting nothin'.

Now the press say that it is the conservative wing that is reacting negatively to the lack of information, inspite of Bush's press conference where he repeatedly commented in classic Bush speak, that he picked a candidate who agreed with his "view" of the court's role and that Harriet wasn't going to "change."

So the rhetoric floating around, especially where conservatives are calling Bush the best republican president the democrats could ask for, is a dead giveaway.

This dissent is a plant.

With little else to go on, democrats are left with thinking about a nominee that apparently is suspect with the republican party. Then she must be okay, eh? Wham bamm she's in.