"There are many traits that conservatives are looking for in a Supreme Court Nominee.
"Meekness" is not one of them."
This editorial is the sickest form of rationalization. People in the lock-step zombie mindset are finding every rationalization they can to support Miers... none of it actually having to do with any relevant qualification
And you still have not given any evidence that she will not be a strict constitutionalist. You are just going on a gut feeling and a distrust of Bush.
I don't think it's a "rationalization", but it definitely is "rational".
What a poor message this sends to these conservative judges who have fought the intellectual battles against the liberals all of these years. This selection is not based on merit. She should resign her nomination to the S.C.
I think many of the media pundits are just peeved because President Bush didn't get entangled in an over-extended battle over a nomination of Brown or Luttig (my choice), which would leave O'Connor on the court indefinately. The President has an agenda yet to be accomplished over the next three years, but some would allow this to drag on and on like during the Daschle years.
Look at last night's vote on giving terrorists rights that they don't qualify for under Geneva convention. How many of your senators voted along with McCain on that? Do you think that the political pressure of the left is going to allow a Brown or Luttig through the nomination process with that kind of voting behavior? GOP needs to stop funding the senators who voted for the amendment and the voters in each state should be well informed about their senators.
Gang of 14 pretty much sqashed any hopes of getting a well-known conservative, so a "stealth" conservative is nominated, just as CJ Roberts. Also, I think it's a smart move on the President's part. Have you heard of MOOSEMUSS?
http://mysandmen.blogspot.com/2005/10/applying-principles-of-war-to-harriet.html
It's past time to purge the party of the RINOs like McCain, Snowe, Chafee, etc. as well as pick up some additional seats next year.
Doubters of Miers qualifications should view the replay of the National Republican Lawyers Association she spoke at last spring. The video is available on C-Span.
Stevens and/or Ginsburg will provide another vacancy soon enough, and the judges who you wanted Bush to nominate are needed where they are at and picking from that pool of qualified judges would create another nomination, another confirmation hearing and another opportunity for the has-been media and the DUmocrats to empower their base.
In other words, you've invented a set of "relevant qualifications" that Miers must possess out of whole cloth and you expect everyone else to march in lock-step with you?