If there's no way to calm to storm over Miers, change the
subject. No doubt many will say that apropos the President's
speech to the National Endowment for Democracy this morning.
But that's a cheap shot, given that, for one thing, the president's
NED appearance was scheduled long ago. It also marked a return to
Bush's number one reason for his presidency after 9/11. We'll see
to what effect, i.e. who still is willing to his respect his vision
and leadership in the War on Terror. It could turn out that some of
his harshest critics on Miers will turn around to laude his
remarks. At least, at NRO's Corner, John
Podhoretz promises to do just that in his New York Post
column tomorrow. But what about those less committed to the war in
the first place?
