[jdm]

"She changed her donations to Republican in the early 90s and hasn't donated to the Dems since."

Miers supported Democrats into her 40s. 40s!!! I was only a Democrat from 5th to 8th grade. Anyone should know where they stand politically by the time they're 16 or so.

[conservativepoet]

She was a conservative Democrat and in Texas at that time there weren't too many Repub.

[wabcfan]

You wrote: ` "She changed her donations to Republican in the early 90s and hasn't donated to the Dems since." Miers supported Democrats into her 40s. 40s!!! I was only a Democrat from 5th to 8th grade. Anyone should know where they stand politically by the time they're 16 or so. '

Actually, I didn't begin to become a conservative until I was in my late 20's, but your point is well taken. If a person is in their 40's and still supporting Democratic candidates, it's pretty hard to believe that she is suddenly a rock-ribbed conservative (short of a dramatic life-changing event).

My main concern is her judicial philosophy: is she going to be an originalist, or a consensus builder as she is characterized by president of the Dallas Bar Association, Tim Mountz? Wasn't this the one of the main problems with Sandra Day O'Conner?

[LikeLight]

Anyone should know where they stand politically by the time they're 16 or so.

Took me 29 years.