[Do not dub me shapka broham]

He did not defend Miers. He gave a broad defense of the notion that a non-jurist is competent to serve on the Supreme Court.

That being said, I have already stated-several times prior to and subsequent to the posting of that article-that Scalia would not agitate against this nominee.

In fact, I would lose respect for him if he chose to do so.

[AmishDude]

It is just curious that he chose to express this particular view, that a justice ought to come from the non-judicial world as well as lamenting the process. Note that his is one of the main lines coming out of the White House also.