She was Bush's personal attorney and the Judiciary Committee that met to discuss her found her to be grossly unqualified and persuaded Bush to withdraw her nomination so that Ms. Meyers would not be completely embarrassed in committee and on the floor of the US Senate. Yes Thornberry was given the traditionally accepted protocol meetings with Senators and the traditional hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee where the vote was not in favor of advancing him to an up or down vote on the Senate floor. In both instances the nominees were given the courtesy of meetings with Senators and hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In Garland's case all precedent has been denied because of rank Republican Party obstructionism. Lisa was for the traditional procedure for Judge Garland before she was against it then had to come up with four completely different excuses for her inability to do her job as a US Senator.