[jdm]

"Miers is nominated to take the place of Rehnquist, as the judge without prior judicial experience."

Bingo. You worded it perfectly. Thank you. If Scalia was as an effective communicator as you (I say that in all seriousness), I'd have understood his (Scalia's) point right from the get-go.

[ThePythonicCow]

You're welcome.