Good post. Discuss among yourselves.
Surely you aren't saying that is a valid analogy. You and I don't agree on this issue, but you have at least been helpful in expressing a coherent argument. The analogy in post 5 is below your standard. There is no comparison between the skilled manual dexterity required for brain surgery and the skilled mental dexterity of interpreting Constitutional law. And Bush did not choose Miers for her bedside manner. He chose her because he believes she fits the mold of the conservative judges he promised to nominate. Miers is not going to be standing over an operating table making rapid, life and death decisions. She is going to be contemplating arguments concerning whether or not lower court decisions meet Constitutional standards. She doesn't need the skill of a brain surgeon. She needs strict devotion to the principles outlined in a document that already exists. Bush sees that in her. He knows her better than anyone else mouthing off on TV (or FreeRepublic). He selected her over all those other candidates that keep popping up from jilted Conservative pundits. Like his father before him, he will be judged in part by the performance of the judges he appoints to the court. His devotion to this country and what it stands for is at least as deep as anyone on this website. If you sincerely believe he picked someone to sit on the Supreme Court merely because he considered them a good friend, than you join a long line of people who have underestimated this President for decades. And he has proven them wrong time and time again.