I hate to say, "I told you so"

Today, President Bush said:

"It is clear that Senators would not be satisfied until they gained access to internal documents concerning advice provided during [Harriet Miers'] tenure at the White House - disclosures that would undermine a President's ability to receive candid counsel."

And it is equally clear, at least to me, that Bush thought long and hard about this very issue before before the Miers nomination was made in the first place. Two words: Poker. Player.