Yes, it will settle down. At least I haven't seen the post questioning whether FR can survive the nomination of Harriet Miers yet.
The arguments about Terri were far more contentious than I think the ones about Miers ever could be, and we survived that.
From what I heard, the 2000 primaries were fairly contentious.
If someone foolishly poses the argument FR cannot survive this, they have no context of the history of the board.
I'm just disappointed that so many conservatives here are flying off the handle without taking time to digest this and research it. Like Rush just said, she fought to have the ABA renounce it's Pro-Choice stance. She's been an active member of a VERY conservative Christian Church, and is a long time evangelical Christian, not some milk-toast church that accepts gays and people having affairs. As Rush said too Hecht has backed her up, and he's a well known strong Christian coservative. And Jay Sekulo has jumped out and backed her early. I would have LOVED a fight with an "in your face" conservative. I am disappointed that so many freepers are jumping to nail her and Bush to the wall. I thought liberals were extreme shoot first asak questions later destroy the unknown. It really disappoints me that so many conservatives here are so knee jerk "kill kill kill" if something isn't spelled out at the start. I have a little concern because she's not a well known outspoken conservative, but overwhelmingly most strong unbending conservatives are not known as well as Pryor or Luddig. That's just fact. Miers needs to be given the benefit of the doubt. I think Roberts certainly proved himself during confirmation. There's no reason to think that Miers will do any differently. In fact, I think she may well prove to be more conservative than Roberts and fit quite well with Scalia and Thomas.