As I stated in my post, I don't have enough information about Ms. Meirs to form an opinion.
I, too, do not have enough information yet to form an opinion on Ms Meirs. However, having FINALLY finished reading EVERY post on this very crazy thread, I think I understand why so many are upset. I looked for certain keywords to show up again and again; sure enough, they did.
Fight. Battle. Nuclear. Carnage.
To SO many people, this is all sport. They were so looking forward to the ultimate battle in the senate. I suspect that quite a few are upset because they have, in effect, cancelled the Super Bowl.
I used to look at politics as sport or entertainment as well. But I'm just too old and tired to treat something so bland and (in the eternal sense) inconsequential, as entertainment.
If Ms Meirs turns out to be the right one for the job, I could care less whether Harry Reid or Chuck Schumer gets "bloodied".
I'll wait and see.