Climbing aboard this thread late....all the clever quips must have been quipped by now. But I need to add something serious anyway:
I wonder what Ms. Mier has on Bush that she could hold over his head and say, "Nominate me or I'll tell." Nothing short of blackmail seems a logical reason to award her the august post.
You should have stayed in the water.
Another poster trying to get "the most ridiculous item of the day" award? Nice try, but in my opinion, there are quite a few posters who would (if you can believe it) qualify even more. ROFL!