I will admit, I have heard who the nominee is and read a couple of quotes from her past, but not much more. I do not see how it would be wise to put someone on the court without andybackground as a judge. That is me, and I will admit to not knowing much about the procedure, precedence, etc in the case of qualified nominations for something as significant as the SCOTUS. I have read some of the comments about her and a thought struck me. The democrats have been saying from the getgo that they are going to fight the next nominee. Maybe Bush, knowing this has picked a sacrificial lamb so to speak for the democratic wolves. He has it worked out with her that this is going to be ugly and she will probably not be passed by the senate. Perhaps they are doing this, to play the democrats fighting hand, and then they will choose an uber conservative constitutionalist. The nation will be tired and sick of the fighting over a judge and the people will be ready for their senators to just pick one already. Then again, I may be wrong.
I heard on the news this morning that Honorable Judge Rehnquist also did not have any experience as a judge when he was nominated. So perhaps you can see that just because Miers has not worn a robe, this does not mean she cannot fulfill her responsibilities with honor and integrity. :)