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I didn't say we would be united if not for Harry Reid.

Understood, and I certainly didn't take your comment that way. I took it as Reid's stance being used as a wedge. I agree that Reid's stance is thrown out as support for the proposition that Ms. Miers is left-leaning. I dismiss that connection out of hand. It's a BS connection, and while it merits independent research, needn't be refuted by the serious student.

The other point I was making was that whether Reid liked her or not, some conservatives would express disappointment in the nomination. That expression, ON ITS OWN, is enough to create division. See Bush cheerleaders.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

It's not only conservatives who are expressing disappointment and/or consternation at this nomination, it's everyone, the sole exception being the Democrats in the United States Senate, who realize that they couldn't ask for a better nominee, at least from their perspective.