> My answer is in post #29
Sorry, I don't buy it. Not to say that what you allege isn't true. I can believe that opinion writing is an iterative process, certainly. What I am saying is that it is not only "not ideal" to have a justice who doesn't write well sitting on the court, but it detracts from the court's greater mission to expect the other justices to be spending valuable time helping another justice rewrite her poorly written opinions.
Can it be done? Of course it can. But it is inexcusable when there are other better candidates to choose from. I'm not beating up on the President for making the nomination, because it is his to make. But, I am very disappointed in it, and any explanation that Miers is the best candidate for the job appear to be patently false.
A melifluous style is not just the product of a flicitous predisposition for the well-crafted phrase, and writing style can be improved through rigours self-discipline and application.I am surprised that this work-bound fussy nominee has not been driven to try to improve the clarity of her expression, PARTICULARLY SINCE WRITING IS AN ATTORNEY'S STOCK IN TRADE. One worries that her thinking is just as tortuously muddled as her writing.