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 WASHINGTON (AP) - In picking White House insider Harriet Miers as his second Supreme Court choice, President Bush may have had his eyes more on his legacy than on his political base.
Supreme Court justices are the living legacies of the presidents who appoint them.
Almost everything else has gone wrong for Bush lately. His goal of bringing democracy and stability to Iraq — which Bush probably hoped would be a big part of his legacy — continues to go badly. Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden remains at large. Bush's approval ratings are near the low point of his presidency. And Republicans in Congress are weakened by internal disputes and investigations.
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