Reply #7: I think the Senators from Montana used the best tact with this

[rpannier]

Sen Baucus, was statesman like, "Max respects Mr. Mercer's decision," said Baucus spokesman Barrett Kaiser. "Montanans deserve a full-time U.S. attorney."

Senator Tester was more blunt:
A spokesman for Tester said Mercer's request for withdrawal "was too little, too late and something doesn't smell right."

"He decided to sneak out the back door only days before having to face, under oath, tough questions that he's been avoiding for months," said the spokesman, Matt McKenna.

I give two-thumbs up to the Montana Senators.