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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...

If seriously you think that, then you aren't being honest with yourself. The venom heaped on Harriet Miers and President Bush on these threads has been extreme and sickening. You've been one of the most active participants in piling it on.

It is one thing to be opposed to her nomination. That's fair and it's everyone's right as Americans. It is quite another thing to trash a woman who appears to have led an exemplary life up one side and down the other, over and over and over again in a reactionary frenzy.