[dirtboy]

Uh, msnimje, this nominee needed to be female, according to key members of the Gang of 14.

And you listed a grand total of three other attorneys. So Miers is in an elite group.

Thanks for making my point for me.

And Olsen had experience arguing before SCOTUS, so he was a logical choice in that particular case.

[msnimje]

Uh, msnimje, this nominee needed to be female, according to key members of the Gang of 14.

I am sorry, I thought the PRESIDENT got to name the nominee. That is where I have been mistaken.