[thoughtomator]

He was merely being diplomatic. He may have to work with this woman for the rest of his life, why would he poison the well?

[ez]

Wishful thinking. He specifically stated that the court now has no member who was not a judge, and that the court benefits from members who were not judges.

This defeats the argument that Miers should not be confirmed because she has no "judicial track record...." a silly argument in the first place.