And Miers is a marginally qualified pick who has been selected for other reasons. But, as long as she votes with Scalia and Thomas, I could care less what her "scholarship" produces. I'm sick to death of the American bar lecturing to me for my own good.
Really: how do you know she will?
Do we have any law review writings? Bench decisions? Anything whatesoever to give us any clue to her jurisprudential philosophy and grasp of the kinds of issues and cases that regularly come before the court?
Even with Roberts we had something to go on.
With Miers, there's nada except Dubya's word.
I think it's asking a lot. Especially for those of us who worked and gave money to elect this administration with the Court as our chief concern.
I don't think she's Souter 2.0. I do think there's no reason to be certain she won't be O'Connor 2.0 or Kennedy 2.0. The pressure dragging justices to the left on the Court is tremendous. Can Miers resist?
Frankly, I have no idea. I'd have a better idea if I had something to go on besides Bush's word regarding his longtime lawyer.