[BigSkyFreeper]

I must make something else clear. You're a pretty swell guy, and I'm not attempting to pick a fight with you. I'm simply just stating for the record what I have learned these past few days while trying to find anything that pertains to Miers' judicial philosophy, beliefs, and ideology.

As it stands, I probably know just about as much as you do with regards to Ms. Miers (very little), and from the outset of the announcement I have placed myself in the neutral position until I can make a better assessment of her qualifications at a later date when she is grilled at the committee hearings.

I'm hoping people who've been critical of her from the outset would just give her a chance to prove her worth.

If I have to be called a "Bushbot", so be it, doesn't bother me. Not all Bushbots are exactly thrilled to death about this nomination.

[borkrules]

It's not that I've been critical necessarily of her (although in performing a "comparative analysis" it can seem that way). It's that, when placed side-by-side with others that Bush could have nominated, I don't think she comes out looking that good as a nominee.