you attribute too much to this phrase "personal knowledge". this isn't his wife, daughter, or his sister. they have a business relationship, that's what it is. I think about the business relationships I have with people - some as long as 20 years. none of those people really know me. that's why a judicial record is so important. the idea that Bush's "personal knowledge" of her right at this moment, means he can predict what she will do 5,10,20 years from now, is crazy. he can't. Levin described the forces pulling these justices to the left perfectly in his opening statement today.
Some are acting like President Bush just nominated Buzzy Ginsburg!
You totally don't understand Bush if you think his relationship with miers and others like her is just "business".