Secondly, she and other nominees, who have stood up to the Left and made tough decisions are hardened and can endure the difficulty of such hearings. Only one requested to be removed from consideration, Priscilla Owens.
Was Janet Rogers Brown fully vetted? Do you know one way or the other? Do you think she is tough as nails and can stand up to the scrutiny she would get? Do you think 50+ Republicans would vote for her?
You only think you know one thing about her, she is against abortion. So, aren't you worried she might vote the "wrong way" on some of your other important issues? You don't know that she will or she won't -- same for Harriet Miers.
One more thing, do you really think Thomas harrassed that woman? She's a diehard femminazi and probably lied...remember the RATs would do almost anything to keep a conservative off the bench.
What kind of story do you think they would invent about an extremely conservative nominee these days?