Uh, that's top 100 WOMEN lawyers, not top 100 lawyers.
Hmm...do you have a list of his judicial nominees that you *DON'T* like? I'm sure he's nominated whoever is your particular favorite. His non-SC nominations have been rather famously the one thing Conservatives are all in agreement about being quite good.
If Miers gets up there and votes like another Justice O'Connor or Powell, would you say in 2010 that he batted 1000?
No, but the same would be true if Owens were to suddenly turned on us like Warren did. If Barry Bonds strikes out every time this year, his career batting average won't be so good, what does that prove? What possible childhood neuroses would cause you to doubt Bush's judgement based on something that hasn't happened?
Uh, that's top 100 WOMEN lawyers, not top 100 lawyers.
It still falls under the ranking of "eminently qualified" in the objective sense.
But what about comparing her to other potential choices considering SUBJECTIVE considerations? Bush (and Miers) had all the skinny on the potential candidates we liked. He also had people counting heads to see whether they would pass. After all that, he REJECTED them in favor of (to him) a known quantity.
What gets me going about this nomination is the injustice and unreasonableness of her detractors. Based solely on the fact that THEY wouldn't have nominated her (while knowing relatively little compared to what the President knew) they are shouting "Betrayed!" and "This makes no sense!".
Wait until you hear from her before rending your clothes. So far, she looks like the nightmare Liberals foresaw when Bush was elected in 2000.