[DB]

If Card is responsible for Miers then Card failed Bush big time. The Miers nomination split the conservative base at a critical time for Bush. I'd like to see Bush's daily numbers because I'd bet his slide in job performance hinges on the Miers nomination.

[Terpfen]

Bush's slide in the polls has to do more with skewed polls than a divided base.

[George W. Bush]

The Miers nomination split the conservative base at a critical time for Bush.

I don't agree. Card may have promoted Miers off his staff to legal counsel and supported putting her on the Court according to some reports. But I don't see the lasting damage to the WH agenda over Miers. The base is now content and united with Alito.

So if Card is leaving, it's not over Miers. Even Miers has not left over Miers. Nor should she.

[xzins]

The Miers nomination split the conservative base at a critical time for Bush

Even though I supported Miers (the president, actually), I do think the above is correct. This particular strategery backfired within the base, so in retrospect it wasn't a good political move.

The case on Alito is still out. I'm nervous about him, but gained a little more confidence over the "abortion isn't in the constitution" revelation that came out last week.

[randita]

I'd bet his slide in job performance hinges on the Miers nomination.

Could be. MSM reports the polls as if Bush is losing the support of moderates, but actually I think at least in the Miers case (and also on illegal immigration and government spending issues), Bush lost/has lost the support of the very conservative wing of the GOP.