Even the current Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, is a former Democrat.
Yes, but he wasn't on any list for the SC... like NY Mayor Bloomberg! There is a difference of importance.
So was Jesse Helms. I doubt anyone would mistake him for a lib!
For now, I will withold judgment on Miers until more is known about her. Since she has personally known Bush and been a close confidant since the mid-80's, I would imagine he knows EXACTLY how she feels about most hot-button issues. When people were expecting Scalia or Thomas clones for the court, I think most were expecting clones in certain issues, while it may be that Miers is more of a strict constitutionalist and may believe that decisions about certain issues (see: ABORTION) are best left to individual states. In that sense, she would certainly fit the Scalia/Thomas mold. If we were expecting someone to come out swinging no matter what was said, like Scalia and Thomas sometimes do, I don't know that Miers is of that mold.
I guess we'll have to wait and see. On the plus side, with little background in hot-button issues, she has little for the dims to pick her apart on. I doubt seriously that she is, as some have suggested, not the first choice, but rather the choice to expose the dims and let them hang themselves, with the REAL candidate in the wings once she is shot down/pulls her name. Bush doesn't play games so I doubt he would with this.
Regardless, it shoudl be an interesting confirmation.