[Wolfstar]

I think it's unfair to prejudge this woman before she has a fair hearing. The kind of vitriolic insults she has suffered in the past two weeks is disgraceful IMO.

Amen! Even FR's own poll on the subject showed that a large majority either want to wait for the hearings or support Ms. Miers outright.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

I think most of the venom has been reserved for the process itself, which was so ill-conceived to begin with.

President Bush deserves his fair share of blame for that, but I do think the fiercest condemnations have been directed at petty party functionaries and flacks like Scott McClellan, Ed Gillespie, Mark Mehlman, and the ever-contemptible, NE Rockefeller dimwit-who should never have been appointed WH Chief of Staff-Andy Card.

I'll give Rove the benefit of the doubt-until it's proven that he did support the Miers pick-but don't expect me to refrain from excoriating toadying crap-weasels like Card and Gillespie.