I'm generally one of the last to cry "sexism," but I think it's true in this case. And this is NOT because Miers is a woman, but because of how she LOOKS, i.e., kind of domestic and grandmotherly, like someone who would bake cookies and take care of the grandchildren while the parents see a movie. In other words, she projects the IMAGE of a traditional, domestic, non-professional woman, and people are reacting to that image.
That's as silly as the "because she's a women" charge.
Exactly. Nor do I (and Laura Bush certainly didn't say) say the critics are outright sexists. That's nonsense. But they have reached for any and all ammunition to hurl at the woman and made some very unfortunate comments.