"and may the thurston howell's on the right gain a little humility....it will be good for them, in the short run, and especially in the long run."
I don't think that's accurate. I'm no Thurston Howell, and neither are most of those who think that Bush has failed to hold strongly to conservative principles.
Pray for W and Harriet Miers
No where in the Constitution does it say that one must be a judge or have written extensively to be considered for the SCOTUS. The point of SCOTUS was to have people from many walks of life so that the people were fairly represented. In my dealings with judges I have found that over time, after being the ultimate say in so many cases, it is common for them to go power mad and sometimes consider themselves bigger than the constitution. We have seen this so often recently not only by the Supremes but on the 9th Circuit, etc.
Recently, judges have been the only consideration for SCOTUS. If you do not believe that Miers is qualified because she was not a judge or author or whatever your template may be then you yourself believe in a living, changing,constitution. No where is it written that she must be.