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>>It's not about how she is going to vote (if confirmed). I imagine she would vote just fine.

>If you believe that then we don't really have a disagreement. To me that's all that matters. The rest is desert and perhaps we weren't ready for, or couldn't afford desert at this point in time.

Some people have an attitude of "the ends justify the means." That is unfortunate. We are not the Democrats, and we should not only care about winning, but also how we win.

There are also larger, long-term things to consider.
If Miers' opinions are not well respected, if she is seen as a dim light on the SCOTUS, then she will do harm to the conservative legal movement.

Do you believe she will be a role model for a new generation of aspiring law students who can point to her opinions as sacred law, or just point to her as hack and a laughing stock, and conservative legal thought by proxy?

We need people like John Roberts who will establish a solid intellectual and legalistic foundation for conservative principles, rather than faith-based ones.
I think George Bush is just fine for the White House, but not for the Supreme Court.

We need more than just people who will make the right decision. We need people who can make the right decision for the right reasons and back it up with the right legal argument.

Do you believe Miers will make us proud in that regard as Chief Justice Roberts will?

Do you believe Miers will make us proud in that regard as Chief Justice Roberts will?

That is the entire question, not just the part, isn't it?.

Do I?
Honestly, I don't know.
Bush sems to think so and that's all anyone knows at this point in time. Those closest to her speak the highest of her and her abilities.

So, "Chicken Little" speculation that she is a dim bulb and conservatives have been derailed is quite premature at this point. Her nomination is a leap of faith, when others would not have been so, that I'll concede. Her abilities to become one of the finest are yet to be determined. But cynicism isn't warranted at this time.