First Jeff Sessions, now Harriet Miers:

President Bush on Thursday accepted the withdrawal of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, according to a statement from the White House.

In the statement, Miers said her nomination presented a “burden for the White House.” Miers, the White House counsel, was nominated earlier this month by President Bush to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the high court.

Who’s next — Jeb Bush? And what’s up with the timing of this announcement? Maybe they want to drown out the forthcoming indictments, but it seems like we’ll see the opposite effect – it will magnify the (correct) perception of an administration in disarray.