The Miers Saga continues with all sides bobbing and weaving. The scripted players appear to suddenly abandon the script. Conservatives go on the attack, outraged at the disappointment. Liberals go on defense, placing themselves in the position of defending Miers, exhibiting that knee jerk “if the conservatives oppose her she must be good” response. The media, taking its nod from the liberal Democrats, follow blindly along gloating over the chance to pummel conservatives, especially the religious type.

Are some of those conservatives really playing to a script? Is the “misunderestimated” George W. Bush setting up the confirmation of Miers with a stroke of genius? Is fueling the fire of conservative criticism pushing the liberals into an unwitting position of supporting Miers knowing as little about her as everyone else?

Could even Laura Bush’s remarks about sexism be setting the liberals up to support Harriet Miers? “Yeah, sexism… let’s climb on board and get those evil sexist conservatives.”

I’m beginning to think Bush is a genius. He continues to boonswaggle the left, in this case running the risk of upsetting his conservative base for a time to push the Democrats into a position of supporting his candidate. The ‘fight’ and the hearings will be anticlimactic. It has already really played out. Miers will say little of substance in the hearings, declining, as she should, to prejudge issues and cases which may come before the court.

Then there’s the possibility all this is being orchestrated by Someone greater than George W. Bush. Could Bush be God’s man for our time?

So far in this presidency I would be inclined to say ‘yes’. Regarding the Miers nomination only time will tell. One thing for sure, the Democrats will only get someone more conservative if they derail Harriet Miers. And I suspect the liberals are privately concerned about the sudden roaring of the conservative majority out on Main Street. That doesn’t portend well for the left with elections around the corner. It’s pretty clear though; folks on Main Street are getting fed up with politics as usual.

I believe Miers will be confirmed. We should pray that she will be faithful to God who called her, unwavering in her commitment to Him and His principles for righteousness and justice. The One who led the founding fathers in the establishment of this grand country and its constitutional documents is the same God who continues in timeless fashion to direct the affairs of our nation and its leaders today.

May His Grace and Wisdom be with those in leadership and may His might thwart those who would lead us into evil.