Makes me wonder, too.
It just so happens, I am from a southern state, now reside in Ohio...non-high school graduate (I have a G.ood E.nough D.iploma) and I also just happen to be a lifelong conservative. I deeply wanted Janice Rogers Brown for this pick but I would have settled for any number of others. When I (we) heard the name Harriet Miers I imagine a great number of us were thinking to ourselves: "whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo?"
I don't think it's elitism to want the best of the best for such a coveted spot in our government.