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?
I'm suggesting there could be a difference between her professional demeanor and her private beliefs. For example, I'm rather wobbly on abortion compared to the average Freeper, but if I were asked for my opinion on whether a pro-choice guy could be a good choice for the Republican presidential nominee I'd say "Hell no, that would just be inviting desertion from the base. It's not even worth considering." And if asked to interview him or anybody during a primary I'd be fairly aggressive on that issue. But personally? I'm not sure I'd care.
I don't doubt that Miers does her job as White House Counsel well, but if Bush believes that reflects how she'll rule as an independent justice I'm very skeptical. I'm also concerned by signs of sycophancy about her, such as the David Frum story that she claims George Bush is the most brilliant man she's ever met. I doubt she actually believes that, but it may show she tries a little too hard to tell the President the stuff he'd like to hear. I'm sure when he says he thinks she'll be a conservative judge he is telling the truth --- but is Miers?