There has been an uproar in Washington, D.C., over the nomination of Harriet Miers by President Bush to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. Miers faces charges that she is an unknown, with no judicial background and no specific qualifications to serve on the court. There's also a charge that she may be the beneficiary of "cronyism," having served as the president's personal counsel for many years — and these are the charges being made by conservatives and Republicans! Combine those facts with the observations of some prominent Democratic senators who will also vote on her nomination —...