[ottersnot]

As far as I can see, she is being pilloried by a lot of elite conservative snobs
You may be right. I get the feeling that a lot of the resistance is just due to fear of a Souter part two. A perceived lack of track record, which doesn't give much insight into her thinking. I see a lot of folks screaming for Owens or JRB, so that leads me to believe it's not bias. I myself don't care about the elite education thing. I care more about the experience.

I will be generally pleased at this point if she turns out to be as the Pres. says. We've really got to work on this Senate thing though.

[nopardons]

Most of the same posters, who are hysterical over the Miers nomination, posted just the same way when Roberts was nominated. That should tell you something about them and what they are posting about Miers.

I have yet to make up my mind about Miers; I don't have enough information to do so.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

"If," "might," "perhaps."

That vocabulary should not be at issue when we are talking about filling out one ninth of the most powerful branch of government.

This is not dog-catcher, it's not Director of the OMB, it's not even the Secretary of State.

It is the Supreme Court!

How many times do we need to emphasize that before the gravity of this situation begins to sink in?

The mere fact that this nomination has provoked a debate among people who should be on the same page on this issue-if nothing else-should tell you something.