The Bush White House wants a do-over on Miers:

Get ready for a whole new Harriet. After a disastrous two weeks, White House officials say they hope to relaunch the nomination of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court by moving from what they call a "biographical phase" to an "accomplishment phase." In other words, stop debating her religion and personality and start focusing on her résumé as a pioneering female lawyer of the Southwest. "We got a little wrapped around the axle," an exhausted White House official said. "As the focus becomes less on who she’s not and more on who she is, that’s a better place to be."

So, as the White House counsel begins her formal prep sessions this week for a confirmation hearing that’s likely to start in early November, President Bush will hold a photo op with former chief justices of the Texas Supreme Court who will testify to Miers’ qualifications and legal mind. The White House’s 20-person "confirmation team" will line up news conferences, opinion pieces and letters to the editor by professors and former colleagues who can talk about Miers’ experience dealing with such real-world issues as the Voting Rights Act when she was a Dallas city council member and Native American tribal sovereignty when she was chairwoman of the Texas Lottery Commission.

Personally, I think it is all too late.  The horse has left the barn, and not only is the barn door open, but the entire structure has burned to the ground.

UPDATE:  John Fund asks: "Did Christian conservatives receive assurances that Miers would oppose Roe v. Wade?