>> Miers never even got to state her position in hearings <<
Ann Coulter was totally unfair on many points, but she was on the nose with this (paraphrased from memory):
"We don't need hearings to know Miers is not a polar bear, and we don't need hearings to know she isn't qualified."
Miers' public record demonstrated she was unfit. Review my previous postings about Miers. You'll find 90% of my comments were appeals to give her the benefit of the doubt, even moreso than Bush himself (example: "What if Miers is a conservative AND Bush is an idiot?", "Miers' questionnaire likely shows a cautious conservative").
Those opposed to the Miers nomination have routinely been scolded here for "not trusting Bush." What does it say about that trust if we're now supposed to worry about Gonzales being nominated? Wouldn't that imply that the trust given by the pro-Miers side was misplaced, if Bush would, out of vindictiveness, now nominate Gonzales?