Of course there will be a full Senate vote for Miers. There was for Robert Bork too, who was reported out of committee unfavorably and went on to lose in a 58-42 vote. But an unfavorable report out of committee will doom her nomination. It will mean that every Democrat in the Senate will be free to vote against her and will free up Republicans as well. So Andy’s interesting analysis of her potential problem in the Senate Judiciary Committee should be worrisome to the White House.
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