I'll let others get in before the predictable Miers maniac posts: "elitist," "WSJ's only upset Bush didn't nominate it to SCOTUS"...the usual Bush brain poop.
What is really significant about this editorial is the steady erosion of any support for the nomination in the conservative opinion-maker community. As much as Bush and his flunkies would like to pretend it doesn't make any difference, it's sinking this nomination. And the sooner, the better.
"Perhaps Ms. Miers will prove to be such a sterling Senate witness that she can still win confirmation. But so far the lesson we draw from this nomination is this: Bad things happen when a President decides that "diversity," personal loyalty and stealth are more important credentials for the Supreme Court than knowledge of the Constitution and battle-hardened experience fighting the judicial wars of the past 30 years."
Yep.
And we see what happens when people place their loyalties in people instead of principles.