If she gets on the Supreme Court, and makes a few rulings, there is going to be a lot of "I told you so" from half the posters. The question is, which half? Personally, I am not optimistic, but will be thrilled if she turns out to be in the Thomas/Scalia. The sad part is we can only guess at this point.
Ditto. Although Miers is not my choice, I fear if this nomination falls through we will get someone significantly worse. Maybe (if we're lucky) this firestorm will serve as a warning to the President and the next nominee will be Janice Rogers Brown or someone similar.
I wish I knew whether this appointment was who the President truly thought was best, who he thought was the best who had a chance with a very weak Senate, or just loyalty to a friend.