this was an awful pick if you ask me. absolutely awful.

I wish to repeat, my gut feeling is that she's going up only to be shot down. After Bush does this once or twice, he'll nominate the real person he wants, and the Dems will look very bad if they continue blocking every justice he puts forward.

Myers is a decoy. Then again, if the Dems call his bluff (highly unlikely) he'll have someone on the SC who will toe the party line with almost anything that comes across the docket.

Bush has nothing to lose with this strategy, except maybe for some credibility, but with the Dems and many Americans (if polls can be believed) he doesn't have much to lose there either.

Marshall Neal

I agree with Marhall. This pick is a sacrificial lamb who the right can feel good about losing and the left can thump their chests and feel important again.

I disagree here with you guys. I'm thinking that she is going to get confirmed by the Senate.

My liberal take on the issue is that she's no Souter or anything like that, but she won't get confirmed because she's not very distinguished.

I would rather see Bush nominate a clearly conservative person and duke it out in public. Those things are healthy updates on what exactly Americans think about constitutional law issues. Moreover, I think he wouldn't win that fight, so that would finally get the religious right to shut up - Bush can say, "See? I tried it your way and no go. Now be quiet and let me do my job."

Also seem to be some contradictions coming to light today. Has everyone seen the Gay Rights questionnaire she completed back in 1989?

She supports granting civil rights to gay couples, but she doesn't support adult, consenting gays and lesbians performing private sex acts at home? I mean, it seems the assence of homosexuality lies in the sexual orientation as defined by sex acts.

I think two "gay" guys who have no sexual urges or desires for each other or other men are really just two guy friends. So, does that mean any two guys who profess to be "gay" can get civil rights? In Mrs. Miers' world, it's the only way they could.

That survey sounds fishy to me. Besides, anyone can change their views over so many years.

Marshall.

Everyone should at least read whet Lifson has to say over at American Thinker... he'll give you reason to pause and think.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=4876

The religious conservative types I hang out with on the Internet are not just unhappy, they're outraged (James Dobson and Marvin Olasky notwithstanding). Not only do they not support Miers, they are ready to throw Bush and the whole Republican party overboard. Now I know some people may think that's a good thing (getting rid of the fundy whackos) but that's an awful lot of votes to throw away going into 2006 for the sake of a mediocre crony.