McConnell led the fight against McCain-Feingeld and is excellent on judicial qualifications IMHO.
"Harriet Miers has an exemplary record of service. Moreover, I agree with her belief that the proper role of a judge is to strictly apply the laws and the Constitution, not legislate from the bench. I commend the President for his choice and look forward to Ms. Miers confirmation."
Also, from Sen McConnell's Senate floor speech the following day:
"Today I rise to commend President George W. Bush for his choice of Harriet Miers to be the nation’s next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Ms. Miers has an exemplary record of service to our country. She will bring to the Court a lifetime of experience in various levels of government, and at the highest levels of the legal profession. She is a woman of tremendous ability and very sound judgment....
She is well qualified to join the nation’s highest court, and the President, after unprecedented consultation with the great majority of us here in the Senate, has really made an excellent nomination. She will make a fine addition to the Supreme Court, and I look forward to her confirmation."