[JCEccles]

Are we holding a junior high school popularity contest or are we trying to get a qualified person on the Supreme Court?

My guess is if you were to poll the American public and ask them who was more qualified for SCOTUS head-to-head, Miers versus each of the above-listed critics, Miers would come out on the losing end of all but two or three (and then only because she has a law degree and a few of the critics do not).

[jec41]

My guess is if you were to poll the American public and ask them who was more qualified for SCOTUS head-to-head, Miers versus each of the above-listed critics, Miers would come out on the losing end of all but two or three (and then only because she has a law degree and a few of the critics do not).

Most of the critics have a law degree but that would be a minus for some. Now if you took everyone of the above critics and dissected every period of their life, examined every writing and speech that any of them have ever made and then put all the political spin possible on each of them most would be lucky to escape taring and feathering. Most people would think it was a joke and it would be.