I'm a bit surprised at your post, aft_lizard. You said, "... I know little about her. I think she is a fine individual, and probably a good Christian, and I think her qualifications are just fine." Yet now you say you are moving into the "NO category". Sounds like a case of "peer pressure" to me. I, for one, am not going to give up on a nominee because some folks just have a personal agenda that was all written up in their minds, stamped and dated, and just waiting for approval. They didn't get their way, so now they will attack a possibly decent person who just may be the best thing the court has seen in years. I use the words, "possibly" and "may" for a reason. For anyone to believe that this woman has to be the WORST thing that could happen, they would have to believe that President Bush has been bought out by the Devil.
Be not freaked out.
Turn off Fox for a couple days and cruise clear of FR until everyone has vented their spleen. At this stage, there isn't really a whole heck of a lot that we, the little cogs, can do.
If Miers clears the process I'm betting she'll be a fine judge. If she don't the President will pick someone else who won't need to refer to "world court" rulings before they write their opinions.
I've not always been happy about some of GWs moves, but I'm willing to give him a bit of slack to run with. As his counsel, I gotta think the President knows something about this woman that you and I and Harry Reid do not. This will not be "Souter ll".
As for Democrats "laughing at conservatives" I wouldn't lose any sleep over what that pack of howlin' jackasses thinks. In fact, let 'em smirk and sneer all they want. We're conservatives- unlike the Cool-Aid Brigade -we're allowed to disagree with each other.