You're OK with calling an accomplished lawyer "The Cleaning Lady"?
I have never called anyone "The Cleaning Lady" ... except for the lady who cleans for me ... and, I treat her with respect and pay her considerably more than the going rate in our locality.
The Miers nomination is history. Get over it and move on.
Hell, we have attorneys in Dallas that call themselves the "Big Dog", the "Hammer" and the "Texas Strongarm". She's a big girl, she plays in the big leagues. Don't cry for Harriet, she'll be fine. If that comment drove her out, she really never had the neccessary fortitude for the job after all.