[SpringheelJack]

I think the most important thing she has going for her is that she vetted Dubya's nominees. He got to observe her during that vetting procedure, got to listen to her reasoning. He has been listening to her reasoning for years, but this was the first practical application of it as it applied to the courts.

I'm not so sure of this. What if she's a suck-up and knows how to play to him? I mean, that for instance is one of the excuses people here have been coming up with for her contributions to the Democratic party --- everyone she worked with was a Democrat, so was everyone she worked for, so she needed to play along for advancement, harmony, etc.

[McGavin999]

Sucking up is not how you vet. He watched her asking questions of the nominees, he listened to her presentations of their strengths and weaknesses. He undoubtedly asked her why she thought someone was this or that and listened to her answers.

There is no room in a vetting procedure for "sucking up". It's pure logic and presentation.

Did you like the nominees that were sent up? Do you realize that many of the people that everyone here wanted for the USSC they found out about because Miers recommended them?