A conservative convert nominee with a deceiving paper trail, so that RINOs and moderate dems have political cover in supporting her? I hope so. But if true, then Bush & Co. are making things much more complicated than they need to be. Republicans have a majority in the Senate and Bush is not up for reelection. Just gear up the Senate Republicans to go nuclear and push through a true KNOWN conservative in short order. There would have been an explosive outcry, and then the next topic of the day would have replaced it in the headlines. Now, we've got an unknown, and, possible, a liberal. Recent converts often revert back to their old ways. Ugh.
I do, however, agree that her lack of experience as a judge should not matter. On Constitutional matters, all that matters is whether she can read the text or not, and whether you can make logical arguments based on it. In fact, judges sometimes get sucked in to the legal culture and forget this simple fact.
This is one thing that gives me pause. While I am far from a chicken little on the nomination (I am dissapointed but willing to learn more and hope for the best), I have to wonder why Bush has seemingly taken the "Easy" way out. This is either part of some great strategery (the ultimate poker face), or there is some issue coming up that the administration is getting ready to face, and they dont want any battle with the democrats at this time. Hmmmm....