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Personally, I couldn't disagree more with Ms. Coulter about the Ivy League/Major Law School requirement for Supreme Court Justices [Full disclosure: I graduated from Fordham Law School, before it went "national"]. The last thing we need is another Ivy League Puke in the halls of power [I wouldn't allow Ivy League clerks, either, nor anybody who hadn't actually practiced law for a while before starting the job.].

That being said, I cannot find any reason in the world for naming this woman to the Court [and remember, Hillary was one of the 100 most famous/powerful attorneys in the U.S, too]. She's run a lottery. Who's next, Ed McMahon? She's been President of a Bar Association. That's usually due to seniority in the group. She's a friend of "W's". Who cares?. Scalia or Thomas should have been made Chief Justice, not Mr. Roberts [or is he Ensign Pulver?]. And a qualified CONSERVATIVE judge should have filled both vacancies. Afraid of the hearings? Send somebody in with no interest in the job, but great interest in arguing with the Senior Dirigible from Mass., the shyster from New York City, the drama queens from Cal., etc, first. After three hours with someone like that, those numb skulls would put Attila on the Court.But please, Mr. President, spare us the mediocrity. You're becoming a self - fufilling joke.

Afraid of the hearings? Send somebody in with no interest in the job, but great interest in arguing with the Senior Dirigible from Mass., the shyster from New York City, the drama queens from Cal., etc, first. After three hours with someone like that, those numb skulls would put Attila on the Court.But please, Mr. President, spare us the mediocrity. You're becoming a self - fufilling joke.

Here here! That's certainly what I was hoping for, not such a meek display from the President. The weakness of this nomination will only embolden the Dems.

I guess the real source of my unease over Miers is my disappointment in the President. Granted she ia a hard-working, loyal-to-the-President lawyer. Is that all it takes to be on the highest court? No editor of the law review, no arguing cases before the Supreme Court or any of the Federal appeals courts? Yes a nerd like Roberts, who hopefully will vindicate the President's faith in him, is exactly what you want. He's brilliant, but the fact that he aimed his entire career toward this appointment (my impression anyway) makes me a little uneasy.