"My prediction..."
But why must we all wonder what kind of justice she's going to be when Bush could have done the right thing by appointing a known conservative-constructioninst that requires no divining and would have brought another battle for the lefties to lose in this, our culture war?
"But why must we all wonder what kind of justice she's going to be when Bush could have done the right thing by appointing a known conservative-constructioninst that requires no divining and would have brought another battle for the lefties to lose in this, our culture war?"
The "why" is probably due to the lack of spine already shown by the Senate Republicans in the "Gang of 14" on appellate court nominees. Bush doesn't want to have to nominate another Anthony Kennedy after losing confirmation battles over Edith Jones and Janice Rogers Brown because of the GOP nervous nellies in the Senate.
Personally, I want all-out war with the Democrats, and I'm not happy with the Miers nomination because of the fear of the unknown, the "Souter factor". But I will be satisfied if Miers turns out to be a strict constructionist ala Scalia and Thomas, regardless of her paper trail and lack of judicial experience. If she is not a strict constructionist, then "W" will have had his "Read my lips: no new taxes" moment that he has so desperately tried to avoid.