Harriet Miers Withdraws.

From cnn:

President Bush on Thursday accepted the withdrawal of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, according to a statement from the White House.

In the statement, Miers said her nomination presented a "burden for the White House."

From FoxNews:

Bush said he reluctantly accepted her decision to withdraw, after weeks of insisting that he did not want her to step down. He blamed her withdrawal on calls in the Senate for the release of internal White House documents that the administration has insisted were protected by executive privilege.

"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," Bush said. "Harriet Miers' decision demonstrates her deep respect for this essential aspect of the constitutional separation of powers -- and confirms my deep respect and admiration for her."

You know that's why Brownback and camp asked for them. They know what exec. privilidge is, they wanted to send a message. For the first time in recent history, the Republican senators are listening to us, and the Pres is listening to them. How strange that took this long.
I was kind of hoping to see Miers go through the process and be rejected, though. Just to prove that the system worked.
Since the opportunity has presented its self, a few rules for consideration:
1)No litmus tests for future nominations. Screw race, sex, etc.
2)Demanding a Constitutional literalist is not a litmus test:P
3)For the love of God, don't defy what has been worked done over the last 30 or so years in the conservative movement. We're **this** close to winning.