[ThePythonicCow]

Outside of trust in Bush, I can't see a single thing in her resume, her track record, or any past action ...

Well - there was one thing. She was leading the search for Supreme Court nominees. This would have given her a fair bit of experience with the issues involved there, and what were the criteria that Bush applied. And it would have given Bush a pretty good idea of whether she understood those criteria and seemed to meet them herself.

So its not just Bush trusting her - I'm sure he trusts Laura too. It's also Bush having a sound basis for trusting her in the area in question.

[GarySpFc]

Well - there was one thing. She was leading the search for Supreme Court nominees. This would have given her a fair bit of experience with the issues involved there, and what were the criteria that Bush applied. And it would have given Bush a pretty good idea of whether she understood those criteria and seemed to meet them herself.

And she coached the judges for their hearings, including Roberts.