The Senate advises and consents on a PERSON not a "record" but since this nominee has an excellent record that is not be a problem for the fair-minded either.
It's hard to consent to a person who has no applicable record. This is the nexus of the delimma.
Look, forget about whether the opponents of Miers are right and you are wrong or vice verse. Recognize the political reality that these opponents are core base voters just like you and they are numerous and growing in quantity. Even if you like Miers' record and think she's a dandy pick, please recognize that a large segement of our base vote does not and likely will not. I have yet to see a single person opposed to the pick, who has been persuaded by any of the arguments advanced by the WH. All I'm asking, is you consider the implications for this. Elections didn't come to an end in 2004 and Bush is not the last president we'll ever have.