So Dirty Harriet has resigned:

Harriet Miers, President Bush’s failed Supreme Court nominee, has submitted her resignation as White House counsel, the White House announced Thursday.

White House press secretary Tony Snow said the president reluctantly accepted her resignation, which takes effect Jan. 31. He said a search for a successor is under way.

Bush nominated Miers, a longtime Dallas lawyer, in October 2005 to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, but she dropped out under fire from conservatives who questioned her qualifications and would not support her.

Fielding questions about Miers’ resignation, Snow added:

“Harriet is one of the most beloved people here at the White House,” Snow said, adding that she was a scrupulous lawyer who aggressively defended the Constitution.

Short of possibly stopping the President from literally wiping his ass with the Constitution, it’s hard to imagine how much defending Miers could have done.