I would guess that because I feel betrayed and you feel secure by the Presidents choice your "feelings" are more appropriate?
First, it is helpful to understand the conditions in the Senate. After the contentious fights over court nominees and the much-discussed compromise, several senators, including Susan Collins, asked the President to not send a controversial nominee. In better times he could afford to ignore Ms. Collins, but since so many of the conservative pundits and elected officials jumped on the Bash Bush Bandwagon over Katrina, the President's approval ratings have gone down which makes Congress nervous, being the cowards that they are. Meiers' nomination is partially their fault.
Now, what I think is that Ms. Meiers is a stealth nominee. If you look at her life history, there is much to say that she will be a strict constructionist.
She has an undergraduate degree in mathematics, which points to a logical mind which looks at facts, not feelings. She has been actively involved in two Christian ministries. She worked to overturn the pro-chooice position of the ABA. She has donated to pro-life candidates, including one from outside the state of Texas.
She has specialized in corporate law, which means she won't actively work against business. She has conducted herself with integrity as has been attested to by a great many people.
She worked her way up in her profession without any connections, in an era in which women were not universally respected as having the qualities to be decent attorneys.
And most importantly, it has been Harriet Meiers who ha vetted many of the candidates who have been praised on this board...Brown, Owens, Estrada, etc.
She is probably not the best person he could have named; she is the best person who he could have named who is conservative and who could get confirmed.