This is a long post, because it was composed on the long flight back from Italy where my wife and I spent a week of vacation. Much to my wife’s dismay, I have been thinking about (at length) and occasionally writing about (in brief bursts) the nomination of Harriet Miers. I am convinced that this is a huge moment not just for the president, Ms Miers and SCOTUS, but also for the GOP and consequently the country. If you believe, as I do, that the country’s safety cannot be attended to by Democratic presidents or majorities in the Congress –not...