The 'ideological wing' did not start the fight. Bush did when he passed over numerous judges, many of them women, who have a record that at least suggests they would be conservative on the High Court, in favor of his question-mark friend with the apparent expectation that we'd just applaud anything he does.
Is that Flavius Aëtius? Admirable man.
So the only reason Bush picked this Miers is simply because he doesn't want a fight? He has played right into the hands of the MSM and the super-libs by getting another O'Connor. At one point I thought this would be an okay nominee, but the more I listen and think about it; if I were Miers I would be shakin' in my boots and helping Bush find a solid, intellectual conservative with quick wit and immaculate communication skills (someone like Thomas,Scalia... hey Tom Sowell would be way cool).