The fact that she gave money to gore and bensten in the early 90s has already been shown to mean little. Her law firm required that, and she hasn't donated to any democrats in well over 12 years.
And have you never heard of the fact that quite a few people who involve themselves in the lottery commissions do so to ensure it's kept clean and lawful?
And what's horrible about being a close friend to Laura Bush? She's proven to be just about the most conservative strong Christian First Lady this country has had in many decades. If Harriet Miers is a good close friend of Laura Bush, I consider that a BIG PLUS.
Can you name any known conservatives who are opposing her? So far, Hecht, and Sekulo, and her Pastor and members of her very conservative Evangelical Church have backed her up strongly, and many other known conservatives. She's also supported Phil Graham, and Pete Sessions, and other conservatives back when she was a Democrat. Reagan was also a democrat. But I bet you supported him. There's no reason to think that Harriet Miers isn't the same kind of recovering democrat just like Ronald Reagan was. Nothing you said even comes close to outweighing all the good that's come out about Miers. You need to really look at all that.