"John, I thnk you need to read a bit more."
That, MM, is ALWAYS true, no matter the subject.
"Miers practiced quite a bit of law. She is quite adept at cross-examination."
I am not convinced that it was high-level work. As for the cross abilities, I am not aware of any evidence for this, and have decided to discount her friends who say she is "brilliant."
"She wasn't some sort of "office manager"."
That was NOT a put-down, and you grossly mischaracterize what I said. The manager of a law firm with a few hundred lawyers, hundreds of active cases, and tens of millions of dollars in billings is NOT a little job. That said, it still doesn't tell me enough about her as a prospective SC Justice.
"My sister-in-law is a partner in a firm, and I can guarantee you that the head of the firm isn't the "office manager."
Asked and answered.
Please recall that I was only responding to another post, in as honest a way as possible. Which leads me to....
(And I'm not necessarily saying this applies directly to you.)....
Why can't some of us (roughly half, I'd guess) express genuine misgivings about something without being accused, in effect, of being "disloyal"--to the prez, our cause, conservatism, whatever? We have doubts, for God's sake, and for a lot of good reasons!
Is that good enough? How about Senator Cornyn of Texas? He wrote an endorsement for the Wall Street Journal.
What it boils down to is that people who have worked with her know what a good pick this is. People who haven't worked with her are assuming she is a lightweight, because (as the President said) she isn't a publicity hound.
Since it is obvious that the President isn't going to withdraw her name, don't you think it would make more sense to try to find out more about her, listen to the people who are coming forward, and hear what she has to say in the hearings?
Why the sudden rush by so many to not merely question the nomination, but attack the President and the nominee with the most over-the-top rhetoric I have read on this forum since the 2000 primaries? Why the nasty name-calling of the Presidient by some pundits that we all used to respect?
No one supporting the President is objecting to people being doubtful and disappointed, as far as I can see. What I, at least, am objecting to is the tone of the criticism. I have read posts where Freepers say they will vote for Hillary, that the conservative movement is dead, that Bush is capitulating to the democrats because he wants to be liked, etc. etc.
That is garbage and I object to it. Period.