Cynicom, I no more agree with insults of you and others that disagree with this nomination than I do with the insults hurled at Miers. Neither are worthy of FReepdom. It is fair to argue that this was not a good nomination, but it can be done without resort to calling Miers a "paper stapler" and such. Similarly, those who disagree with you can do so on the merits. That sort of tone of discourse separates FR from so many other sites, and is why I am here every day.
I don't know that I would have nominated Miers had I been in Pres. Bush's place, but just as with the decision to invade Iraq, the GWOT and other decisions the president has made, I know that I DON'T know all the relevant facts. If Mr. Bush did in fact miscalculate in this nomination, conservative pundits have made it difficult, if not impossible, to correct the situation. Quiet diplomacy might have resulted in a withdrawal of the nomination under some pretext, but that does not seem possible now.
Spending has been out of sight, pork is given out by the bbls, illegals are swamping the country, big government is growing by leaps and bounds, on and on. Enough.....