The Drudge Report claimsHarriet Miers was chosen as President Bush’s SCOTUS nominee after benefiting from two political filters. First, he has narrowed his search to female candidates. Second, the field significantly narrowed after several prominent, but yet unnamed candidates asked to have their names withdrawn from the selection process.
A source close to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in to me this morning to dispute the claim:
“Today, James Dobson has suggested Karl Rove said that most of the women on the ‘short list’ asked not to be considered. Karen Williams did no such thing. Her name was in the running up until Miers was selected. She did NOT withdraw her name.”
