[ohioWfan]

That is not the point. I'm not talking about whether or not we had hoped it would be someone else........Luttig, Brown.....anyone.

The point is that this is being labeled 'caving' a 'failure' 'blowing it'...........and that's only the polite stuff.

So far, the facts don't back you up. The histrionics on this thread have been absolutely without merit.............of course unbridled emotions usually are.

(And didn't I see the same stuff about Roberts from the usual suspects, some of whom are happy with him now?)

Just settle down........use your heads.......wait for the facts........and stop spreading rumors.

ACT LIKE CONSERVATIVES.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Look. There is no guarantee that the GOP majority will hold after '06. There is not guarantee that the POTUS will get another pick. You are not going to get a better chance to reshape the court.

It is not a question as to whether Miers is a conservative. I assume that she is. It is whether she has the backbone and temprament to stand tall intellectually. Other judges have shown that ability. Why run the risk with Miers when there are judges who have taken their lumps and held their ground?