the explanation, i think
of the harriet miers nomination
can only be that w has
stopped listening to his advisers
they surely didn't recommend harriet
he's retreated so far
she's the only one he feels safe with
(and they surely tried to get him
to rehearse the nola hammering
but he refused
unwilling to admit
even to them
it was his first time)
to qualify for facetime with w
you now have to suspend disbelief so perfectly
that he senses no hint of
threatening reality
he craves oblivion
no criticism, ever
and if rove goes
(and when miers goes)
who's going to step into that power vacuum?