My first comment is in response to the article posted in this thread: I am a native Ohioan who is not exactly overwhelmed with respect for the Toledo Blade, whose editorial content seems to be written by Nancy Pelosi.
Secondly, per your discussion of "The Difference between So Many Conservative...", while Thomas did not discuss Roe v. Wade in his confirmation hearings, he had a history of speaking out against abortion as a young lawyer, and had conservative credentials.
That Miers did not attend an Ivy League law school is not a primary objection. Owen, Jones, and Brown did not attend top-5 schools, and they would have been heartily embraced by the Right. The difference is that Owen, Jones, Brown and the other frequently-circulated names have built excellent careers around a set of unshakeable principles and a clear judicial philosophy. Miers has no such resume, and the story of her beliefs and values changes with the wind, as if she is a strategist for the Kerry campaign. I'm afraid she'll vote for the Constitution before she votes against it.
None of this isn't to say that Miers isn't brilliant or a spectacular person; I just don't think we should have to play guessing games about the potential impact of a Supreme Court nominee.
Judge Thomas has been a great asset, but not many people watched the President come out of his Maine home and name a man with one year on the bench and think "halleluah - we are saved."
Lets focus on some real politics and let the President do his job - including naming the person who signed off on 35+ judges to be on the court. Lets go after spending, Social Security and electing more Republicans.
Apparently you haven't been listening to Ann Coulter. It's the number one objection that she has voiced.