Instead of throwing every single conservative commentator under the bus on this issue, maybe people should just consider that Bush is selling us a lemon. The past couple weeks have seen a lot of long-respected conservatives suddenly smeared for not blindly going along with Bush's selection.
It's a contentious issue. "Trust" "Don't trust" is tantamount to a religious war - because "trust" is an object that is not amenable to doubt invoked by debate.
The only pundits who have been taken to task are those who have been doing some smearing of their own.
Most of us who are asking for hearings have not made a decision about Miers (I haven't.). We just resent this arrogance on the part of a few that insists that Miers step down so that their choice can be put up for consideration.
If Miers bombs, she'll be voted down. If not, she'll be voted in.
That's the way the process works, which includes Bush getting to make his own selection to the SC.
The problem is those commentators seem to think that they are the bus drivers.