I second your view. The regrettable thing here is that the right is already giving the left plenty of cover to trash Harriett Miers without facing the repercussions.
She clearly is of a conservative makeup and her experience as managing partner of a big law firm + her years (historic years) as White House counsel are impressive. Ann Coulter, George Will and others are judging the choice without giving her a chance in front of the senate. My gut tells me she can more than hold her own with the likes of Schumer, Kennedy, Biden and Leahy. There may be a meltdown over this nomination and if conservatives do not at least show her decency and a measure of fairness from now until the hearings we'll hold more than our their share of the blame.