has some more interesting info–or near-info–about the process that led to the Miers nomination. The story he tells makes sense of something I heard from a few sources last week: namely, that some Bush aides had told some influential conservatives, on the weekend before Miers was announced, that they would be “very happy” with the pick. When I heard these reports, I assumed that one of three things was the case: 1) The White House had badly misunderstood conservatives (and foolishly raised expectations). 2) Someone had dropped out or been discarded at the last minute (and that the White House had foolishly raised expectations). 3) Some conservatives had misinterpreted a command as a prediction. Erickson lends some support to option 2.