But how do we know for sure that he hasn't? I completely agree with the posters who have said, in different ways, that it would have been a lot easier on everybody's mind had the pick been someone who is a documented conservative. No question, we'd all be breathing easier now. That does not mean, however, that this nominee definitely is going to tend liberal if she is confirmed. You claim that the President did not keep his word with this appointment, based on your "gut" telling you we have "been had." Let's hope you are mistaken. Your gut feelings may be accurate, but we can't be sure. Just because we can't prove the positive (conservative viewpoint) for Ms. Meirs, doesn't necessarily prove the negative (liberal tendencies). There are some hopeful signs in her background as well. So while I too wish we'd seen a truly and obviously conservative pick, for many reasons, doesn't it make sense at least to withhold judgment a bit on this one? No one has to come up cheering this nomination, but the negativism, at this stage, seems premature to me.